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Zapala.(Patagonia: Neuquen)
- Article from:
- Argentina Travel Companion
- Article date:
- January 1, 2000
- Author:
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Population: 32 000
Postal code: 8340
[telephone] area code: (02942)
Altitude: 1012 m
Distance from Neuquen: 185 km west on RN 22
Zapala was founded in 1913, and is located on a high plateau within easy reach of the western Andes in the center of the province. It is an important road junction: here RN 40, which runs north-south, intersects with RN 22, which runs east-west. Much industry has been established here in recent years. Zapala has an excellent natural history museum and a ceramics school. For tourists it is the starting point for trips to the snow-fields and the Parque Nacional Laguna Blanca. It is also possible to ...
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