Carhué

Carhué
Town
Carhué Location in Argentina
Coordinates: 37°10′46.52″S 62°45′36.29″W
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	Adolfo Alsina
Founded	1877
Elevation	107 m (351 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	16,245
• Density	2.77/km^2 (7.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3
CPA Base	B 6430
Area code	+54 9236
Climate	Cfa

Carhué is an Argentine town in the Province of Buenos Aires, head of the Municipality (Partido) of Adolfo Alsina. Carhué is 561 km (349 mi) to the west of the city of La Plata and 520 km (323 mi) from Buenos Aires. The city is a tourist destination famous for the thermal waters of Laguna Epecuén, located 8 km (5 mi) from the city.

Carhué was founded in 1877 and declared a city in 1949.

Translation of Carhué

In the Mapuche language, Carhué means "Green Land" (CAR: from Green, and HUÉ: Land or Place).

Villa Epecuén

Main article: Villa Epecuén

Located several kilometres to the north of the town is Villa Epecuén, a former resort town that developed in the 1920s. The town was submerged by the lake in 1985, but the waters began to recede in 2009 and the town's ruins became visible. The area is accessible by road from Carhué.

Notable people

• Amilcar Adrián Balercia (born 1967), Argentine former footballer

References

External links

• Adolfo Alsina (in Spanish)
• Thermal Spas of Carhué (in Spanish)
• Broadcast 102.1 mz fm (in Spanish)
• The tourist Villa Epecuén (in Spanish)
• The Ruins of Villa Epecuen