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Corrientes is the capital city of the province of Corrientes, Argentina, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, about 1,000 km from Buenos Aires and 300 km from Posadas, on National Route 12. Regions See also Geography of Argentina The country is also divided into six or seven regions (seven when The Pampas is divided into the Pampas' plains Corrientes, Spanish for "currents" or "rapids" is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. This article is about the second-longest river in South America For the shorter river in Goiás, central Brazil see Paranã River The Paraná River The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Catedral de la ciudad de Posadas Misiones Argentinajpg|thumb|216px|Posadas Cathedral National Route 12 (RN12 is a road in Argentina, connecting the northeast section to the rest of the country It had a population of 328,689 at the (2001 census [INDEC]). Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population National Statistics and Censuses Institute ( Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, INDEC is the Argentine government agency responsible
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The city
Corrientes, as the provincial capital, is the most important city in the province, its economical centre, and holds the authorities and governmental institutions.
It has a mix of colonial and modern architecture, several churches and a number of ceibo, jacaranda, and orange trees. Erythrina crista-galli is a flowering tree in the family Fabaceae, native to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay Jacaranda (pronounced,, or) is a Genus of 49 species of Flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical An orange —specifically the sweet orange —is the Citrus fruit Citrus sinensis ( syn Its also home to one of the biggest carnival celebrations in the country. Carnival is a festival season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February and March
The annual average temperature is 20 °C, with maximum and minimum averages of 33 °C and 10 °C respectively. The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. The annual rainfall is around 1,200 mm. Rain is Liquid precipitation. On Earth it is the condensation of atmospheric Water vapor into drops heavy enough to fall often making it to The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to
Transportation
The General Belgrano Bridge crosses the Paraná River that serves as the natural border with the neighbouring Chaco Province. The General Manuel Belgrano Bridge is a road Bridge that joins the Argentine cities of Corrientes (capital of the Corrientes Province in This article is about the second-longest river in South America For the shorter river in Goiás, central Brazil see Paranã River The Paraná River Chaco is an Argentine province located on the north of the country near the border with Paraguay. On the other side of the bridge is Resistencia, capital of Chaco. The Resistance city in Castilian Resistencia, is a city in northern Argentina, the capital of the Chaco Province, located on a Tributary To the west and up the Paraná, between Paraguay and Argentina, lies the Yaciretá dam, one of the largest hydroelectric power generators in the world. Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only The Hydroelectric Power Station Jasyretâ-Apipé (from Guaraní language jasy retâ that means “country of the Moon ” is the Hydroelectric central built over the waterfalls Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water
The Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (IATA: CNQ, ICAO: SARC) at coordinates , 5 km away from the city, serves the city. Corrientes International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Corrientes - Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro is an airport in Corrientes Province, Argentina An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around
History
In 1516, Juan Díaz de Solís commanded the first expedition to reach the area populated mainly by Guaraní aboriginals, but his expedition was attacked and Solís perished in the adventure. Juan Díaz de Solís, (1470 – January 20 1516) was a Spanish Navigator and Explorer. Guaraní are a group of culturally related indigenous peoples of South America, distinguished from the related Tupi by their use of the Guaraní language
Sebastián Gaboto established in 1527 the Sancti Spiritu fort upstream of the Paraná River, and in 1536 Pedro de Mendoza reached further north into the basin of the river, searching for the Sierras of Silver. Sebastian Cabot ( Italian: Sebastiano Caboto, Spanish: Sebastiano Gaboto; c This article is about the second-longest river in South America For the shorter river in Goiás, central Brazil see Paranã River The Paraná River Pedro de Mendoza y Luján (c 1487 &ndash June 23 1537) was a Spanish Conquistador, and the first Adelantado of the
Juan Torres de Vera y Aragón founded on April 3, 1588 San Juan de Vera de las Siete Corrientes ("Saint John of Vera of the Seven Currents"), which was later shortened to Corrientes. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. The "seven currents" refer to the seven peninsulas on the shore of the river at this place, that produced wild currents that made difficult the navigation of the river through this part. A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by Water but connected to Mainland via an Isthmus.
Nevertheless, its position between Asunción in present Paraguay, and Buenos Aires made it an important middle point, specially because of its 55-metre-high lands that prevent flooding when the water level rises. Asunción (full name Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción) population 1212112 (2002 is the Capital and largest city of Paraguay. Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern
In 1615 Jesuits settled near the Uruguay River. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order The Uruguay River (in Spanish, Río Uruguay, uɾuˈɣwaj in Portuguese, Rio Uruguai,) is a River in South In 1807 the city resisted the British invasions. The British invasions of the Río de la Plata (Invasiones Inglesas del Río de la Plata were a series of unsuccessful British attempts to seize control of the Spanish During the Argentine War of Independence it was in permanent conflict with the centralist government of Buenos Aires, but the War of the Triple Alliance united them after the city was attacked by Paraguayan forces in 1865. The Argentine War of Independence was fought from 1810 to 1818 by Argentine forces under Manuel Belgrano and José de San Martín against royalist forces loyal Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern The War of the Triple Alliance, also known as the Paraguayan War, and the Great War in Paraguay itself was fought from 1864 to 1870 and caused more deaths than any Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only
In Fiction
The Graham Greene spy novel "The Honorary Consul" (1973) takes place in Corrientes. Henry Graham Greene OM, CH (2 October 1904 &ndash 3 April 1991 was an English writer best known as a novelist but who also produced Short stories The Genre of spy fiction —sometimes called political thriller or spy thriller or sometimes shortened simply to Spy-fi —arose before The Honorary Consul is a novel by Graham Greene, published in 1973. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar.
References
- Municipality of Corrientes - Official website (Spanish).
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.
External links
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