About Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata stretches along eight kilometers of sandy Atlantic beaches, 404 kilometers south of Buenos Aires via RP 2, a four-lane toll road. Most sights lie within the downtown area bounded by the curving coastline, Avenida Independencia (which runs northeast-southwest), and Avenida Juan B. Justo (which leads northwest from the port). The coastal road, popularly known as Blvd. Marítimo, is called Avenida Peralta Ramos in the downtown area but changes names to the north (Avenida Félix U. Camet) and south (Avenida Martínez de Hoz).
For most of the day, the busiest part of town is the parallel pedestrian malls of San Martín and Rivadavia downtown. Other major activity centers are the commercial strip of Güemes, southeast of the bus terminal, and Avenida Leandro N. Alem in the Playa Grande area, to the south, where there are many new restaurants.
How to reach Mar del Plata... from Buenos Aires
By car...
Highway 2: 404 km.
Route 11: 602 km.
Route 226: 441 km.If you need detailed routes in Argentina, this page can help you very much.
By airplain...
Mar del Plata is a 30 minute flight from Buenos Aires. "Brigadier Bartolomé de la Colina" airport is just 10 minutes from downtown. There are 3 airlines with more than 40 flights weekly.
Nevertheless, it is also convenient -due to possible delays in connections and transfer from "Ministro Pistarini" to "Jorge Newbery" airports- go by bus from the Internacional Aeropuerto "Ministro Pistarini" in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires direct to Mar del Plata. For more information, please go to this link.
More info also in Aeropuertos Argentinos
By bus...
There are more than 50 bus companies that operate out of Mardel’s central Estación de Ómnibus (Alberti 1602, tel. 0223/451-5406) to destinations around the country. The five-hour from Buenos Aires covers 400 km aprox.
More info in http://www.argentinaturistica.com/informa/mdpicomollegar.htm
Touristic Info
http://www.mardelplata.com (City map)
http://www.todomardelplata.com
Official Mar del Plata Webpage
The organizers have agreed special prices to visit Calafate, Iguazú falls and Ushuahia, with the following travel agency. Please, get in touch with them for more information.
Rosana Malzone
Oxford Travel
Alvear 3307, Mar del Plata
Tel. +54 223 486 4301/+54 223 486 3737
rosana@oxfordtravel.com.ar
Weather in Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata has a temperate climate dominated by masses of humid, hot, sea subtropical air. In March, the average high temperature is 24.0° C, the average low temperature is 13.0° C, and the average precipitation is 110 mm.
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