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  2. Mar del Plata - Wikipedia

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    mardelplata.gob.ar. Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" is a shortening of "Mar del Rio de la Plata," and has the meaning of "sea of the Rio de ...

  3. History of Mar del Plata - Wikipedia

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    History of Mar del Plata. The first European navigator to visit the beaches and cliffs of what one day would become Mar del Plata was Sir Francis Drake in his 1577 circumnavigation voyage. He introduced the name Cape Lobos in the cartography of his time, due to the large colony of sea lions ( lobos de mar in Spanish) around the cape today known ...

  4. Mar del Plata style - Wikipedia

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    A typical chalet marplatense. The Mar del Plata style (Spanish: Estilo Mar del Plata, chalet Mar del Plata or chalet marplatense) is a vernacular architectural style very popular during the decades between 1935 and 1950 mainly in the Argentine resort city of Mar del Plata, but extended to nearby coastal towns like Miramar and Necochea.

  5. Mar del Plata Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    Roman Catholic Diocese of Mar del Plata. The Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and Cecilia ( Spanish: Basílica Catedral de los Santos Pedro y Cecilia) is a Roman Catholic church building in Mar del Plata, Argentina . Built in Neogothic style, it is dedicated to St. Peter the Apostle and St. Cecilia . Declared a minor basilica by Pius XI in 1924 ...

  6. Mar del Plata International Film Festival - Wikipedia

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    The Mar del Plata International Film Festival ( Spanish: Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata) is an international film festival that takes place every November in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina. It is the only competitive feature festival recognized by the FIAPF in Latin America, and the oldest in this category in the Americas.

  7. National University of Mar del Plata - Wikipedia

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    Website. mdp .edu .ar. The National University of Mar del Plata (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, UNMdP) is an Argentine national university in the city of Mar del Plata, on the Atlantic coast. The institution was established in 1962 as the Universidad de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (University of the Province of Buenos Aires).

  8. King's Indian Defence - Wikipedia

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    The Main Line or Mar del Plata Variation continues 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7. Now White has a wide variety of moves, including 9.b4, 9.Ne1, and 9.Nd2, among others.

  9. Mar del Plata chess tournament - Wikipedia

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    Mar del Plata, Argentina, has a rich history of chess tournaments, including their international chess tournament and open tournament. There is also an annual city tournament, which had its first edition in 1946, and reached its 62nd edition in 2007. The international tournament started off in 1928, but only in the period from 1941 to 1970 was ...