Everything about San Luis Province totally explained
San Luis is a
province of
Argentina located near the geographical center of the country (on the 32º South parallel). Neighboring provinces are, from the north
clockwise,
La Rioja,
Córdoba,
La Pampa,
Mendoza and
San Juan.
History
The present area of the San Luis Province was inhabited by different aboriginal tribes:
Michilingües,
Calchaquíes,
Ranqueles,
Puelches, and
Pehuenches.
The city of
San Luis was founded in
1594 by
Luis Jufré de Loaysa y Meneses, to be later abandoned after repeated attacks of the natives, and then again by
Martín García Onez de Loyola in
1596 under the name
San Luis de Loyola Nueva Medina de Río Seco.
In
1712 the city was severely damaged in an attack of the aboriginal
malones and had to be rebuilt, along with a series of fortresses in that area.
Shortly after the creation of the
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata in
1776, the province was taken under the intendency of Córdoba and, in
1813, to the intendency of
Cuyo. On March
1820 the province declared its autonomy, and its constitution in
1855.
The railway system reached San Luis in the year
1875, which led to the founding of small towns on its path, such as
Villa Mercedes and
Santa Rosa.
During the
1930s' crisis there was a massive exodus of almost half of the population of the province. It was reversed and stabilised after a tax reduction given to the province to encourage industrial development.
Since the return of Argentina to democratic rule in
1983 (and as of
2005) the Rodríguez Saá family has managed to have a member on the governor's seat. This situation is usually explained by the opposition by long dated use of
nepotism and
propaganda of
social welfare acts. In the last week of
2001,
Adolfo Rodríguez Saá was
interim president of Argentina for 7 days, during the social instability of
December 2001.
Geography and climate
The province has low sierras on the north neighboring the
Pampas, and another such system on the west with the
Guayaguas,
Cantanal,
Quijadas and
Alto Pencoso Sierras, typical of the
Cuyo region.
On the central and souther part of the province predominate
flatlands, and the
Pampa de las Salinas great salt lake at the centre
depression.
Even though the weather of the province is
temperate-arid, there are numerous areas with milder
microclimates, such as
Villa de Merlo, where the land is fertile and the air less dry as the eastern slope retains the humidity of the
Atlantic Ocean.
The main rivers of the provinces are the Conlara and Quinto, and the border rivers of
Desaguadero River and
Salado River.
It is the only province in Argentina which doesn't change the hour during summer, remaining at
UTC-3 while the rest of the country changes to
UTC-2.
Economy
Before the tax reduction for the industry applied in the province in
1982, its economy was based almost exclusively on agriculture (mainly
maize), and
cattle, which is still very important specially related to
diaries, meat plants, and
tanneries.
Of the industries installed in San Luis after the tax reform, mainly in the city of San Luis and in Villa Mercedes, it's worth mentioning the production of home appliances, textiles, ceramics, plastics, and paper/
cardboard articles.
Mining is concentrated on construction materials such as
limestone and
marble, but also extracted are
tungsten,
uranium and
salt.
Tourism
Even though San Luis isn't common destination for international tourism, it receives a lot of Argentinians searching for the oxygen-rich mild-weather sierras that produce the well known microclimate around
Villa de Merlo. Other destinations include the capital city, the
Sierra de las Quijadas National Park, Valle del Conlara, Potrero de los Funes,
Papagayos, El Trapiche, and the artificial lake of the La Florida
dam.
World Chess Championship
The
FIDE World Chess Championship 2005 took place in the Hotel
Potrero de los Funes from
27 September to
16 October 2005. It was won by
Veselin Topalov .
Political division
The province is divided into nine departments (
departamentos).
| Department |
Capital |
| Ayacucho |
San Francisco de Monte de Oro |
| Belgrano |
Villa General Roca |
| Capital |
San Luis |
| Chacabuco |
Concarán |
| Coronel Pringles |
La Toma |
| General Pedernera |
Villa Mercedes |
| Gobernador Dupuy |
Buena Esperanza |
| Junín |
Santa Rosa |
| Libertador General San Martín |
Libertador General San Martín |
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