Mar del Plata facts for kids

Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata is a city of Argentina in the Buenos Aires Province. It is found on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, about 400 km south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata has a population of 541,733 people. It is the 7th biggest city in Argentina.

Images for kids

One of the beaches of Mar del Plata during summer tourism season
Typical wooden fishing boats at the port of Mar del Plata
The old Mar del Plata railway station in 1910
Trains at Mar del Plata railway and bus station, opened in 2011
Vacationers enjoy Playa Bristol (c.1910).
The Mar del Plata Sud railway station (c.1910) closed in 1949 and was later damaged by fire. It underwent a major restoration in the 2010s, but the upper part that lost its decoration after the fire, remains unadorned.
The Club Mar del Plata burned down in 1961, and was never rebuilt.
From the 1950s to the 1970s there was a construction boom in the city.
Colón Theatre
The Museum of the Sea, opened in 2000 and closed in 2012; it held a collection of over 30,000 sea shells, among other specimens
Alberto Bruzzone's workshop
Guillermo Vilas near the peak of his career in 1975
Villa Normandy, built in 1919
An example of "Mar del Plata Style"
A snowy winter's day at Playa Grande, July 10, 2004
Estadio José María Minella.
Polideportivo Islas Malvinas.
Mar del Plata's view at night from La Perla beaches
A two-story Mar del Plata style chalet
Villa Victoria, the former home of Victoria Ocampo
The Tudor Style Water Tower (Torre Tanque)
Mar del Plata Casino
Municipal art Museum
Snow on La Perla beach after the unusual snowstorm of August 1, 1991