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Pomona, Río Negro
Pomona is a small village on the Choele Choel Island in the Avellaneda Department, Río Negro, Avellaneda Department in the Río Negro Province, in Argentina. It was already a crossing point for the Río Negro (Argentina), Negro River to the island in 1890, when it was known as ''Paso Peñalva'', on the way to Choele Choel. It was formally founded in 1933 and named after the goddess Pomona (mythology), Pomona, because of its gardens. Provincial Primary School #7 is located there, containing an agrotechnic school and a municipal library. In the Pomona area, there are farms that cultivate mainly pears and apples, but also peaches and trees for wood. Its closest city is Lamarque, Río Negro, Lamarque, to which is connected by the National Route 250 (Argentina), National Route 250. ReferencesLocalidades del Valle Medio:Pomona"De Paso Peñalva"- Diario Río Negro Census data 2013 Diario Río Negro Populated places in Río Negro Province Populated places established in 1933 { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Río Negro Province
The flag of the Río Negro Province is the official symbol of the Río Negro Province in Argentina. It consists of blue, white and green horizontal stripes, and a black canton containing thirteen stars symbolizing the departments of the province. The upper blue stripe represents justice and the abundance of water resources, and the black canton refers to the Río Negro, from which the province's name comes, meaning "Black River". The white stripe symbolizes the unity of the province, which in the second half of the 20th century experienced a conflict between the communities in the upper and lower reaches of the Río Negro. The green stripe represents hope and the fertility of the land. History The history of the flag begins in 2008 when Río Negro was one of three provinces in the country without an official flag. The design was selected through a public competition, decided by a committee. 164 entries were submitted to the competition and anonymized before being presented to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the List of countries and dependencies by area, eighth-largest country in the world. Argentina shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a Federation, federal state subdivided into twenty-three Provinces of Argentina, provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and List of cities in Argentina by population, largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a Federalism, federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diario Río Negro
''Diario Rio Negro'' is an Argentine daily newspaper edited in General Roca, and published in the provinces of Río Negro, Neuquén, the south of La Pampa, the north of Chubut, the south of Buenos Aires Province and the City of Buenos Aires. History The ''Rio Negro'' was founded on May 1, 1912 by Fernando Emilio Rajneri. At first the newspaper was published fortnight A fortnight is a unit of time equal to 14 days (two weeks). The word derives from the Old English term , meaning "" (or "fourteen days", since the Anglo-Saxons counted by nights). Astronomy and tides In astronomy, a ''lunar fortnight'' is hal ...ly but later weekly. Since 1958 the newspaper has circulated as a daily. An on-line version has been available since August 5, 1997. The current chief executive of the newspaper, Julio Rajneri, is a son of the founder, and a former national Minister of Education, who served during Alfonsín's term of office. Style Since its foundation, the newspaper has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 250 (Argentina)
Route 250, or Highway 250, may refer to: Canada * Manitoba Provincial Road 250 * Prince Edward Island Route 250 Costa Rica * National Route 250 (Costa Rica), National Route 250 Japan * Japan National Route 250 United Kingdom * road *B250 road United States * U.S. Route 250 * Arkansas Highway 250 * California State Route 250 * Georgia State Route 250 (former) * Hawaii Route 250 * Illinois Route 250 * Indiana State Road 250 * Kentucky Route 250 * Minnesota State Highway 250 * Montana Secondary Highway 250 * Nebraska Highway 250 * New Mexico State Road 250 * New York State Route 250 * Oregon Route 250 * Pennsylvania Route 250 (former) * Tennessee State Route 250 * Texas State Highway 250 (former) * Texas State Highway Loop 250 * Farm to Market Road 250 (Texas) * Utah State Route 250 (former) ''Territories:'' * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamarque, Río Negro
Lamarque is a city in the Avellaneda Department of Río Negro Province, Argentina. It is located within the Río Negro (Black River) valley, about from the city of Choele Choel in the southeast of Isla Grande de Choele Choel. According to the 2010 census by INDEC The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (, mostly known for its acronym INDEC) is an Argentine decentralized public body that operates within the Ministry of Economy, which leads all official statistical activities carried out in the co ..., the urban area had a population of 7,686. Lamarque is the birthplace of writer Rodolfo Walsh. References Populated places in Río Negro Province Populated places established in 1900 {{RíoNegroAR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomona (mythology)
Pomona (, ) was a goddess of fruitful abundance and plenty in ancient Roman religion and myth. Her name comes from the Latin word ''pomum'', "fruit", specifically orchard fruit. Pomona was said to be a wood nymph. Pomona does not have a clear counterpart in Greek mythology, although the fruit goddess Opora can be seen as her equivalent. Etymology The name ''Pōmōna'' is a derivation from Latin ''pōmus'' ('fruit-tree, fruit'), possibly stemming from Proto-Italic ''*po-e/omo'' ('taken off, picked?'), cognate with Umbrian Puemune, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ''*h₁e/omo'' ('what is (to be) taken'). Mythology In the myth narrated by Ovid, she scorned the love of the woodland gods Silvanus and Picus, but married Vertumnus after he tricked her, disguised as an old woman. She and Vertumnus shared a festival held on August 13. Her priest was called the '' flamen Pomonalis''. The pruning knife was her attribute. There is a grove that is sacred to her called the ''Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choele Choel
Choele Choel is the capital of the department of Avellaneda in the Argentine province of Río Negro, and the most important settlement within the ''Valle Medio'' ("Middle Valley") agricultural area of the Río Negro River in Patagonia. Overview Choele Choel is located at the intersection of National Routes #22 and #250, around 1000 kilometres from Buenos Aires, 180 from General Roca, 193 from the Las Grutas beach resort, and 460 from Puerto Madryn. It has a population of 10,642 (). Its long-distance bus terminal is a common stop for buses going to both sea-side Patagonia (Puerto Madryn, Río Gallegos, Ushuaia) and North-Andean Patagonia ( Bariloche, El Bolsón). During the 1990s, the airport used to serve regular flights to Buenos Aires, but currently serves only infrequent private charters. History Originally named '' Nicolás Avellaneda'', it was founded on July 9, 1879, by General Conrado Villegas. After a flood, the inhabitants moved to a place known as ''Pampa de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Río Negro (Argentina)
Río Negro (; ''Black River'') is the main river of Patagonia in terms of the size of its drainage basin, its associated agricultural produce and population living at its shores. In eastern Patagonia it is also the largest by flow rate. The river flows through the Argentine province of Río Negro which is named after it. Its name comes from the literal translation of the Mapuche term ''Curu Leuvu'', although the water is more green than black. Formerly, it was also known as "river of the willows" because of the big number of weeping willows that grow along the bank. It is 635 km in length. It originates from the junction of the Limay River and Neuquén River at the border with the Neuquén Province, and flows southeast incised through steppes to the Atlantic Ocean at , near El Cóndor beach resort some downstream from Viedma, Río Negro province's capital. The river allows the Río Negro province to produce 70% of the pears and 72% of the apples of Argentina. The main a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avellaneda Department, Río Negro
Avellaneda is a department of the Río Negro Province, Argentina. It is crossed by the Negro River forming a fertile valley known as the ''Valle Medio''. The river bifurcates and then both arms join again forming two main islands known as Isla Grande de Choele Choel and Isla Chica de Choele Choel and a few smaller ones. The ''Isla Grande'' holds the towns of Luis Beltrán, Lamarque and Pomona, as well as the most fertile area of the department, with cultivations of tomatoes, apples and pears among the most important. Choele Choel, on the other side of the river from the ''Isla Grande'' and at the intersection of Argentine National Route 22 and Provincial Route 250 that crosses the island, is the transport hub of the area with an important long-distance bus terminal, and an airport currently operating only private flights. Through Darwin, outside the fertile valley, passes the railway that connects Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Río Negro Province
Río Negro (, ''Black River'') is a province of Argentina, located in northern Patagonia. Neighboring provinces are from the south clockwise Chubut, Neuquén, Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires. To the east lies the Atlantic Ocean. Its capital is Viedma near the Atlantic outlet of the province's namesake river in the eastern extreme. The largest city is in the Andean foothills Bariloche in the far west. Other important cities include General Roca and Cipolletti. History Ferdinand Magellan was the first European explorer to visit the coasts of the provinces in 1520. Italian priest Nicolás Mascardi founded the Jesuit mission ''Nuestra Señora de Nahuel Huapi'' in 1670 at the shore of the Nahuel Huapi Lake, at the feet of the Andes range. Originally part of the Argentine territory called Patagonia (in 1878 the ''Gobernación de la Patagonia''), in 1884 it was organised into the ''Territorio Nacional del Río Negro'' and General Lorenzo Vintter was appointed as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choele Choel Island
''Choele'' is a 2015 Argentine comedy-drama film written and directed by Juan Pablo Sasiaín. The film stars Leonardo Sbaraglia, Guadalupe Docampo and Lautaro Murray. The film made its theatrical release on 7 May of the same year. Plot Raised with his father, but about to leave the small Patagonian town of Choele Choel to embark on a new destiny with his mother, Coco faces an intense season of changes. It is the entrance to adolescence, his father's new and attractive girlfriend enters the scene, who is so much older but still keeps him awake at night. More than one obstacle stands between him and his amorous fantasy. Production Most of the film was shot on the island of Choele Choel, the main town located in the middle valley of the Rio Negro, in northern Patagonia, Argentina. Cast * Leonardo Sbaraglia Leonardo Máximo Sbaraglia (; born 30 June 1970) is an Argentine actor, with extensive credits in both Argentina and Spain. He has also worked in Mexico, and was cast i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Postal Code
Postal codes in Argentina are called '. Argentina first implemented a four-digit postal code system in 1958, aiming to improve mail distribution efficiency. However, it wasn't until 1998 that the more detailed and comprehensive Código Postal Argentino (CPA) system was launched, significantly enhancing both accuracy and efficiency in mail delivery. Until 1998 Argentina employed a four-digit postal code for each municipality, with the first digit representing a region in the country, except in the case of the city of Buenos Aires (which had different postal codes starting in 1000 and with the other numbers varying according to the zone). The unique codes became the base for the newer system, officially called CPA (', Argentine Postal Code). Usage The CPA is not mandatory for private use, but companies that do bulk mail, mass mailings benefit from a discount if they use the CPA. Despite this, the CPA is still not in wide use by private persons, and even government sources and private ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
