Cañuelas is a town in

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, Argentina. It is the

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for Cañuelas Partido. It is located near the outskirts of the

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conurbation. It is claimed that

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was invented by the

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''Estancia La Caledonia'' near Cañuelas on 24 June 1829 by chance.Info Cañuelas
The area was also home to the first dairy factory in Argentina at La Martona.

Notable people

* Branko de Tellería (born 1991), Argentine footballer * Felipa Larrea (1810–1910), last surviving

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slave (died in Cañuelas)

References

External links

InfoCañuelas - News and tourist information on Cañuelas
Populated places in Buenos Aires Province {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub