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La Rioja Province (Argentina) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia La Rioja's agriculture (as well as cities) lays on the shore of the few permanents rivers and oasis that allow irrigation, with only 190 square kilometres of cultivated land. The province is divided in 18 departments (spanish departamentos). Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Catamarca, Córdoba, San Luis and San Juan. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/La_Rioja_Province,_Argentina   (497 words)

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La Rioja, Argentina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia La Rioja is the capital city of the Argentine province of La Rioja, located at coordinates 29°24′46″S, 66°51′17″W, on the east of the province. La Rioja is located on the foot of the Velasco Sierras, 543 meters above sea level, 1,167 km from Buenos Aires, and 430 km from Córdoba. The city was the only settlement of some importance in the territory of the present province, and when an earthquake severely damaged the city in 1894, it had only 8,000 inhabitants. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/La_Rioja,_Argentina   (324 words)

Argentina in 2004 (8 La Rioja & Catamarca) Carlos Menem the flamboyant president of Argentina from 1989 to 1999, was born in Anillaco not far from La Rioja. The Casa del Gobierno on La Rioja's Plaza 25 de Mayo was Menem's springboard to greater ambitions from 1983 to 1989. He was governor of Rioja province and a good example of an elected politician with a strong tendency towards autocratic rule in the best tradition of provincial caudillos, that is common in Argentina. berclo.net /page04/04en-argentina-8.html   (711 words)

La Rioja Information The territory of La Rioja (formerly known as the province of Logroño) was disputed between the kings of Navarre and the kings of Castile starting in the 10th century; the region was annexed to Castile in 1173. La Rioja is a province and autonomous community of northern Spain. La Rioja is also a city and a province in Argentina. www.articleshead.com /article/la-rioja   (240 words)

La Rioja: Tutte le informazioni su La Rioja su Encyclopedia.it Il territorio di La Rioja (in precedenza chiamato Provincia di Logroño) venne disputato tra i Re di Navarra e quelli di Castiglia, a partire dal X secolo; la regione venne annessa alla Castiglia nel 1173. La Rioja e una provincia e una comunità autonoma della Spagna settentrionale. La Rioja: Tutte le informazioni su La Rioja su Encyclopedia.it www.encyclopedia.it /l/la/la_rioja.html   (190 words)

La Rioja Province (Argentina) Although the flag of the Province of La Rioja is a modern designed one, it is obviously inspired by the design of the Artigas Flag and the federalist flags used around 1815-1820 in the Río de la Plata area. The Reynafé brothers that ruled the Province of Córdoba are accused of the crime and executed later. In the Province of Buenos Aires, Martin Rodríguez is elected as governor. flagspot.net /flags/ar-f.html   (1848 words)

Reviews of Children of Facundo This is a study of the disharmony between the Federalists and Unitarians in the province of La Rioja and to a lesser extent the whole of Argentina during the political formative years of 1853 to 1870. de la Fuente notes the destructive effect of the War of the Triple Alliance against Paraguay on La Rioja and surrounding provinces, which became a "massive attack on the gaucho household" (p. La Rioja is a den of thieves...Declare the montoneros thieves, without doing them the honor of considering them members of a political party, not flattering their pillaging with the name of rebellion" (p. www.cla.purdue.edu /history/FACSTAFF/delaFuente/Books/delafuente_reviews.htm   (6918 words)

La Rioja, Argentina: La Rioja City ettled at the foot of Velasco mountains, La Rioja is the Capital City of the homonimous province. La Rioja also presents interesting chances of adventure and contemplative tourism, agrotourism in the vineyards and wine cellars that allow the tourist to taste the various fragances and flavours of Rioja wines. La Rioja city is a joint of antiquity and modernity - narrow streets, low houses, museums, historical monuments, churches and convents contrast with a dinamic commercial centre providing the tourist with an excellent cultural alternative. www.welcomeargentina.com /larioja/index_i.html   (325 words)

Juan Facundo Quiroga Biography / Biography of Juan Facundo Quiroga Biography From his power base in La Rioja, Quiroga extended his sway to surrounding provinces and was soon caught up in national politics. Argentina had declared its independence from Spain in 1816, but the nation's leaders could not agree on a permanent from of government. He gave northern Argentina a measure of stability in chaotic times, but he left no heritage of stable or progressive institutions, no base on which to build a greater Argentina. www.bookrags.com /biography-juan-facundo-quiroga   (600 words)

Rioja on Encyclopedia.com L'anicen président argentin Carlos Menem, mercredi à La Rioja Carlos Menem, qui postulait à un troisième mandat, a expliq. L'ancien président argentin Carlos Menem salue ses sympathisants, mercredi à La Rioja Carlos Menem, qui postulait à un tro. Agence France Presse French 05-15-2003 Title: L'anicen prsident argentin Carlos Menem, mercredi La Rioja Carlos Menem, qui postulait un troisime mandat, a expliq. www.encyclopedia.com /html/R/Rioja.asp   (1040 words)

La Rioja - Wikitravel La Rioja, a province in the Andean Northwest region of Argentina La Rioja, a city in the La Rioja province in the Andean Northwest region of Argentina If you arrived here by following a link from another page you can help by correcting it, so that it points to the appropriate disambiguated page. wikitravel.org /en/La_Rioja   (88 words)

MSN Encarta - Search Results - La Rioja La Rioja, autonomous region, northern Spain, coextensive with La Rioja Province. Perón, Isabel de, née María Estela Martínez (1931- ), president of Argentina (1974-1976), born in La Rioja. The smallest of mainland Spain’s autonomous regions, La Rioja has an... uk.encarta.msn.com /La_Rioja.html   (117 words)

LA RIOJA - LoveToKnow Article on LA RIOJA The capital of the province is La Rioja (pop., 1904, about 6000), on the eastern flank of the Sierra de Velasco, about 1770 ft. above sealevel and near the gorge of Sanagasta, through which a small stream, also called Rioja, flows northward and affords water for the gardens, vineyards and orchards that surround it. RIOJA, LA, an Andine province of Argentina, hounded N. by Catamarca. LA RIOJA - LoveToKnow Article on LA RIOJA www.1911ency.org /R/RI/RIOJA_LA.htm   (400 words)

Boletín INTA Informa Internacional Nº 03 This Province, located in Argentina`s Northwestern dry land, has a stock of 300.000 cattle heads, 90% of which are raised in the "Llanos de la Rioja", a semi-arid subtropical plains region. According to their industrial quality, different kinds of cultivars can also be found in the guide, classified in three groups which differ from each other in parameters such as force, equilibrium, water absorption and stability. Argentina, with a production of more than 14 million tons, is the third exporter of the world, and has competed in the wheat market with low prices, without considering quality and wasting part of the important achievements in genetic improvement. www.inta.gov.ar /info/intainfo/eng/03.htm   (1143 words)

La Rioja Province The province of La Rioja, northwestern Argentina, is bounded by the province of Catamarca, on the north; the provinces of Catamarca and Córdoba, on the east; the province of San Luis, on the south; and the province of San Juan and the Republic of Chile, on the west. This province, the capital city of which has the same name, is divided into 18 departments, with separate political and administrative powers. Tourist attractiveness is chiefly based on the Talampaya National Park and the region of Chilecito. www.argentour.com /lariojaing.html   (397 words)

Welcome Argentina: Wine in Argentina his is the most important viticultural area in La Rioja, located in the West of the province, between the Macizo del Velazco, to the East and the Nevado de Famatina, to the West. Founded in 1940, La Riojana Cooperativa Vitivinifrutícola de La Rioja Limitada is located in Chilecito in the valley located between the Nevado del Famatina and the Macizo del Velazco. La Riojana Cooperativa, with more than 600 members, produces at present 60 million kilos of grape per year. www.welcomeargentina.com /vino/larioja_i.html   (255 words)

Subdivisions of Tierra del Fuego province (Argentina) Argentina has since then maintained its territorial claims on the Islas Malvinas (this name comes from the French name, îles Malouines, which refers to Saint-Malo, whose inhabitants are called malouins) and the Islas del Atlántico Sur. In April-June 1982, Argentina invaded the islands, which were briefly occupied and reconquered by England. The Falkland islands, in the southern Atlantic Ocean, as well as its dependency South Georgia, have been ruled by the United Kingdom since 1832. fotw.vexillum.com /flags/ar-v-.html   (174 words)

Ordovician magmatism of the Sierra de Velasco The Sierra de Velasco is located in the central region of La Rioja province, Argentina. La faja milonítica Tipa: faldeo oriental del Sistema de Famatina, Argentina. Le Corre, C.A. and Rosello, E.A. Kinematics of Early Paleozoic ductile deformation in the basement of NW Argentina. www.unt.edu.ar /fcsnat/INSUGEO/geologia_17/36.htm   (1538 words)

NTI: Country Overviews: Argentina: Missile Facilities Argentina similarly does not possess its own satellite launch vehicles and its latest observation satellite (the first constructed entirely by Argentine engineers), the SAC-C, was launched by NASA from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in December 2000. Argentina's main space agency, the National Commission on Space Activities (Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales, CONAE) is responsible for all activities related to space research and development. The decree placed the new agency under the direct jurisdiction of the President, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs presiding over an 11-member directorate. www.nti.org /e_research/profiles/Argentina/Missile/1849_1853.html   (719 words)

Foreign Correspondent - 4/4/2002: Argentinas Choices In 1989, Argentines elected the flashy Governor of La Rioja province. Carlos the taxi driver from La Rioja is driving us to the house of his namesake, the former President of Argentina. The former - and would-be - President seized on the analogy in La Rioja’s weather that afternoon. www.abc.net.au /foreign/stories/s520757.htm   (1264 words)

Category:Provinces of Argentina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The main article for this category is Provinces of Argentina. There are 22 subcategories shown below (more may be shown on subsequent pages). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Provinces_of_Argentina   (77 words)

Argentina On View - News and Press The "Termas de Río Hondo", placed in Santiago del Estero province, the Caviahue-Copahue ones, in Neuquén province, and some other thermal centers in Entre Ríos province are ideal places to rest in contact with nature... Argentina On View was present for the first time, at the International Tourism Fair of Latin America, in its 5th edition. Las Leñas, La Hoya, Chapelco, Cerro Bayo, Ushuaia's slopes, Caviahue and the Catedral Hill get ready to be crowled. www.argentinaonview.com /english/novedades00.asp   (251 words)

DinoData Dinosaurs Pisanosaurus mertii P089 Among these, the descended position of the articular condyle of the mandible; the morphology of the dentary (with a strong base); and the homogeneity and distribution in the palisade of the dentition, in addition to the form of occlusion. The lithological knowledge and stratigraphic relationships of this formation are based fundamentally on the fieldwork of De la Mota (unpublished thesis, 1946) and Frenguelli (1948). From a paleozoogeographic point of view, the description of an ornithopod dinosaur with the characteristics of Pisanosaurus mertii in Argentina is entirely a surprise, especially in light of the paucity of remains of representatives of the Ornithischia throughout the entire geologic column in South America. www.dinodata.net /Dd/Namelist/Tabp/P089.htm   (5516 words)

Federation EIL Multinational Program to Argentina The group will also visit the La Rioja capital (140.000 inhabitants 198 Km from Chilecito founded in 1591. The province of San Juan is set against the majestic Andes and crossed by rivers and brooks that meander through its valleys and canyons. Valle de la Luna is a veritable natural spectacle with strange rock formations that are as amazing as they are beautiful. www.experiment.org /multinational_argentina.htm   (1009 words)

Argentina - Tandil Tandil is a city in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, about 360 km away from Buenos Aires. In 1974 the first University in the city arrived with the UNCPBA (University from the center of the Buenos Aires province. A year after (1888), the hospital was built. www.apropos-argentina.com /Tandil-106.html   (175 words)

Ordovician mineralizations in the Sistema de Famatina and Sierra de Velasco The Sistema de Famatina is located mainly in La Rioja province in the northwestern sector of Argentina. According to Avila (1981), the polymetallic ocurrences in the western slope are associated genetically with the Ñuñorco Granite. The marine clastic and volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks, the volcanic-subvolcanic bodies of basic and acid composition and the widespread outcrops of granitoids belong to the Famatinian Cycle (Aceñolaza and Toselli, 1981). www.unt.edu.ar /fcsnat/INSUGEO/geologia_17/37.htm   (1531 words)

CTV.ca - Carlos Menem quits Argentine presidential race- CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television In live televised comments from his native western province La Rioja, he said he was ending his campaign for a May 18 runoff. Strolling outdoors in La Rioja province while being mobbed by supporters, Menem sounded angry about the end of his ambitious third attempt to capture the presidency. In La Rioja, hundreds of Menem supporters, many carrying placards reading: Menem 2003, took to the streets earlier Wednesday urging him not to quit. www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/1052952483280_138?hub=World&subhub=PrintStory   (519 words)

07 Jun History: This Date He was elected governor of La Rioja province in 1973 but was expelled from office in 1976 by the military junta that had overthrown the government of Isabel Perón. He was reelected governor of La Rioja Province in 1983 and 1987. In 1989 he was elected president of Argentina in the first transfer of power in Argentina from one constitutionally elected party to another since 1928. www.safran-arts.com /42day/history/h4jun/h4jun07.html   (10427 words)

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