Zapala
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Zapala is a city in the Patagonian province of Neuquén, Argentina. It has about 32,000 inhabitants as of the
The city is located in the geographic center of the province and on the confluence of national and provincial roads, which makes it a forced passageway to the Andes and Chile. The city has an important cement factory.
Zapala is near the Laguna Blanca National Park and a ski resort. The region (known as Pehuenia, and comprising Zapala, the nearby town of Aluminé and others) is a steppe, with small araucaria forests.
Transport
Zapala was founded on 12 July 1913 as a train station for the Ferrocarril del Sud (now Ferrocarril General Roca). At present the city is split in two by the railways; on one side there is a commercial district with old buildings, and on the other a modern residential area.
This railway line was meant to continue across the Andes mountains, but construction was abandoned in the 1920's. Resumption of construction has been proposed in 2006.
References
- [Municipal information] - Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.
- [Patagonia.com.ar] - Portal of the Argentine Patagonia.
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