Tortuguitas is a city in

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, Argentina, located northwest of

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. The city is located in Malvinas Argentinas Partido (county), and its population was 41,390 inhabitants as of the 2001 Census. Part of a vast estancia in colonial times owned by Alonso de Escobar, the land was bought in 1925 by the Blas País family when the

Córdoba Central Railway The Córdoba Central Railway (CCR) (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Central Córdoba) was a British-owned railway company, founded in 1887, that operated a railway network in Argentina which extended from Buenos Aires, north west via Rosario and C� ...

was built though the area in 1925. The establishment of the Tortugas Country Club by Antonio Maura in 1930 was followed by a stop nearby along the line known simply as ''Apeadero km 40'' (Km. 40 Stop). The stop was upgraded as a station along the

General Belgrano Railway The General Manuel Belgrano Railway (FCGMB) (Spanish: Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano), named after the Argentine politician and military leader Manuel Belgrano, is a railway and the longest of the Argentine system. It was one of the six S ...

on June 9, 1947. The Blas País family began selling lots to developers as early as 1942, and the numerous dairy farms in the area were gradually developed into residential subdivisions that gave Tortuguitas its

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character. Despite being located near the northwest end of the Greater Buenos Aires metro area, Tortuguitas benefited from direct access to the city via Route 8, which was converted into a freeway in the 1980s. This also promoted the development of a sizable manufacturing base in the eastern end of Tortuguitas, along Route 8. The Tortuguitas

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, formally designated in 1999, includes the local affiliates of

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, GE Plastics, and

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, as well as

Molinos Río de la Plata Molinos Río de la Plata ( BCBA: MOLI) is Argentina's largest branded food products company. The company is a large exporter of sunflower processed oil and is one of Argentina's main exporters of bottled oil. Molinos also produces a wide range of p ...

's Lucchetti

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plant. The contiguous ''El Triángulo'' District includes among others the SKF Argentina plant (1972) and th
Tortugas Open Mall
(2010). In 2015, the

DirecTV Arena The DirecTV Arena was an entertainment and sports venue, located in Tortuguitas, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was owned and operated by AT&T's DirecTV & ALG Sports. It made its grand opening in October 31 2015, with a concert by Sting. Bac ...

, Argentina's largest, opened in the city.

External links

Tortuguitas guideTiempo de Tortuguitas

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