Verónica, Buenos Aires

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Verónica

Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	Punta Indio
Location	35°23′ S 57°20′ W
Population	5.772
Area	km²
Phone code	+54 2221
CPA base	B1917

Verónica is a town in the province of Buenos Aires, in Argentina. It is the capital of the district of Punta Indio.

1 History
2 Demographics
3 Economic activities
4 Sports
5 Transportation
6 Notable Veronicenses
7 External links
8 References

[edit] History

The town was created on March 18, 1915 on land donated by Martín Tornquist, and named after his wife, Verónica Bernal.

A year before, on January 1 1914, the railroad had arrived to Verónica from the city of La Plata.

In 1925 the Punta Indio Naval Base was established, 6 km from the downtown core. It became one of the pillars for the development of the town until it near dismantlement during the 1990s.

[edit] Demographics

Since the beginnings, the town showed a diversity in people's origins that can be traced to the first inhabitants. Besides the traditional Spanish-Italian population, a large amount of immigrants from Germany and Eastern Europe (Poland and Croatia among others) established themselves in the area. Today, a German Boarding School (Escuela Hogar de Verónica) serves as a retreat for German schools form all over the country. ^[1] ^[2]

[edit] Economic activities

The main activities in the town are related to farming: agriculture, cattle and bird raising. More recently tourism started to develop around the old estancias in the area.

[edit] Sports

There are two major sports associations in Verónica: Club Juventud Unida and Club Social y Deportivo Verónica. They compete in regional football tournaments. Until 2001, a Turismo Carretera race was held at the Naval Base.

[edit] Transportation

Although the train link has been non-operational for many years, the building of the train station is still operational, although nowadays it is used for cultural associations. A regular bus service is established between Verónica and La Plata, provided by Expreso La Plata. There are also mini-buses that connect with both La Plata and Buenos Aires. Local transport circulates within the town, and connects Verónica with Punta Indio and Pipinas.