Area:
99.633 Km²Population: 983.078 inhabitants
Density: 9,9 inhabitants per Km²
Capital: Resistencia
Area:
99.633 Km²
Population: 983.078 inhabitants
Density: 9,9 inhabitants per Km²
Capital: Resistencia
How
to get
By
air. Flights from Buenos Aires to Resistencia and Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña.
By bus. From the Federal Capital to Resistencia. From
Resistencia there are services to Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña and other towns
in the province, Córdoba, Corrientes, Formosa, Mendoza, Posadas, Puerto Iguazú,
Rosario, Salta, San Miguel de Tucumán, Santiago del Estero and Asunción
(Paraguay)
Distances from Resistencia: Buenos Aires 1,020 Km, Córdoba 878 Km, Formosa 159 Km, Corrientes 22 Km.
Where
to stay
Number and category of accommodation. Resistencia:
2 (3*), 3 (2*). Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña: 2 (3*).
Other accommodation in: Charata, Isla del Cerrito, Juan José Castelli, General José de San Martín, General Pinedo, Hermoso Campo, Las Breñas, Machagai, Presidencia de la Plaza, Santa Sylvina and Villa Angela.
Things
to do
ADVENTUR TOURISM. Overland to Fuerte Esperanza and Nueva Pompeya, two villages
set in the heart of "El Impenetrable"; photographic safaris,
excursions on foot or by canoe to look at the fauna.
RIVER FISHING. The Isla del Cerrito, 53 Km from Resistencia, is an ideal spot to
catch dorado. In Villa Río Bermejito you can go fishing or do water sports.
Relax at the spas of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña.
What to visit
RESISTENCIA, THE CULTURAL CAPITAL. There are over 100 statues to be found
throughout the city. The Fogón de los Arrieros (The Muleteers' Stove) is a
mixture of museum, cultural institution and bohemian corner, where local and
passing artists exhibit their works.
THE
PARQUE NACIONAL CHACO. It
is rich in plant and animal life. The vegetation is comprised of red quebrachos,
carob trees, guayacanes and dense caranday palm groves. Toucans, herons, storks,
bandurrias, parrots, carpenter birds, monkeys, foxes, snakes, otters, carpinchos
and yacaré alligators are all in abundance.
THE
METEORITES OF CAMPO DEL CIELO. Very
near to the border with Santiago del Estero lies an area covered with meteorite
fragments dating back 6,000 years. The largest meteorite to have fallen here,
weighing 33,4 tons, has been baptized with the name of El Chaco.
Other places of interest: the Reserva Natural Estricta Colonia Benítez, is only 15 Km from the capital and has examples of the flora and fauna of the eastern region of Chaco. The reserve, Parque Provincial Pampa del Indio, also has abundant autochthonous fauna. It is very common to see tacurúes, termites nests, which can reach a height of 1.5 m.
Shopping
ARTS AND CRAFTS: ceramics, leather wallets and bags, curtains, plaited straw
articles, masks, material woven from natural fibres and wood carvings, all from
the Barrio Toba in Resistencia.
Further information
Resistencia. Dirección
de Turismo de la Provincia del Chaco. Santa Fe 178. Tel./Fax: (3722) 423547.
E-mail: direccion.turismo@chaco.gov.ar.
Buenos Aires. Casa de la Provincia del Chaco:
Av. Callao 322. Tel. (11) 4372-0961. http://www.sectur.gov.ar/eng/menu.htm
Of
interest in the province is the regions of El Impenetrable, which has dense
vegetation and where there are numerous species of animals. There's also Campo
del Cielo, near to Gancedo, where six thousand years ago fragments of meteorites
fell; the largest of them called El Chaco, weighs 33.4 tons
