Villa Castelli is a small town and seat of the
General Lamadrid Department in the
Province of La Rioja, northwestern Argentina. As of 2010 it had a population of 1,697.
Around west of the city of
La Rioja
La Rioja () is an autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community and provinces of Spain, province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other List of municipalities in La Rioja, cities and towns in the ...
, it is at the foot of the
Sierra de Famatina image:Coat of arms of the La Rioja Province.svg, 200px, Coat of arms of La Rioja featuring ''Cerro General Belgrano''
The Sierra de Famatina is a mountain range and massif in the Sierras Pampeanas of the Argentine province of La Rioja Province (Arge ...
, and the
Vichina River flows in the vicinity.
In March 2015,
a helicopter collision in the town killed 10 people, including French athletes
Florence Arthaud
Florence Arthaud, (28 October 1957 – 9 March 2015) was a French sailor. In 1990, she became the first woman to win the ''Route du Rhum''.
She died in a helicopter crash in the Argentine province of La Rioja while she was participating in the ...
,
Camille Muffat
Camille Muffat (; 28 October 1989 – 9 March 2015) was a French Swimming (sport), swimmer and three-time Summer Olympic Games, Olympic Olympic medal, medalist. Swimming for the Olympic Nice Natation club, she specialised in the individual medl ...
and
Alexis Vastine
Alexis Vastine (17 November 1986 – 9 March 2015) was a French boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Light Welterweight division. He also competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the quarterfina ...
.
References
Populated places in La Rioja Province, Argentina
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