Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata (population 550,000) is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the Buenos Aires Province.

Economy

As a big fishing port, there are fish processing centres, but has also clothes and food factories. Nearby there are stonemasons which are exploited for construction.

Related Topics:
Fishing - Stonemason

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As part of the Argentine recreational coast, tourism is one of its main economic activities. Between 4 and 6 million tourist visit Mar del Plata every year (quadruplicating sometimes the number of inhabitants). It has a complex tourist infrastructure to hold such crowds, casinos, theatres and other tourist attractions.

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