Tres Arroyos is a city in

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, Argentina. It is the

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of Tres Arroyos Partido. The city has a sizable population of

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and

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descent. Tres Arroyos is served by Tres Arroyos Airport.

Climate

Tres Arroyos has an oceanic climate (

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Cfb) bordering on humid subtropical. Summers are warm while winters are chilly with snowfall happening sometimes. Rain is rather evenly distributed, with winter being a bit drier. Sunshine is moderate, with summer being sunnier, and averages to about 200 hours a month and 2374 hours a year.

Archaeological site

Roughly 5 km from the city of Tres Arroyos lies the "Arroyo Seco" archaeological site, which is considered to be one of the oldest yet found in Argentina. Over 40 skeletons, presumably in burial positions, were found at the site, dated to estimated age of 9000 years B.P. The site includes tools, hunting implements and fossils of extinct mammals. Much of the extensive materials are on display at the José A. Mulazzi Municipal Museum, which includes reconstructions of how the people of the time lived..

Sport

The city is home to

Huracán de Tres Arroyos Club Atlético Huracán (usually Huracán de Tres Arroyos) is an Argentine football club based in the city of Tres Arroyos, in Buenos Aires Province. The club is the biggest of Tres Arroyos City, and one of the largest in Southern Buenos Aire ...

, a football team playing in the regional leagues, but who played in the

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as recently as 2004-05.

References

External links

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Municipal website

''Diario La Voz Del Pueblo''
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