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Mar del Plata
The city of Mar del Plata (Sea of Silver) is the most important city for health and relaxation in Argentina, offering a coast of more than 17 kilometers (10.5 mi) with beaches and services suited for your needs.
Among the attractions is an architectural legacy of constructions dating back to the first centuries (A.D.). Its numerous parks, plazas, and gardens, with various colorful flowers, offer an amazing atmosphere and landscape for tourists.
The city not only lives for tourist activity, but also for commerce with its important textile industry: Mar del Plata is famous for its wool clothing. On the other hand, it is the first fishing port of the country, which has developed into an important industrial center. 
A place on interest within the city is the Lorenzo Scaglia Municipal Museum of Natural Sciences, which has important pale ontological, geological, and zoological material. The Juan Carlos Castagnino Municipal Museum of Art, is a beautiful building that houses 450 works of Argentinean artists in painting, lithography, photography, drawings, and sculptures. Additionally, in the Mar del Plata Aquarium there are special shows of seals and dolphins.
From Mar del Plata you can visit the lighthouse at Mogotes Point, constructed in 1890, standing 26 meters (85ft) above the water and in its surroundings you will find beautiful, remote beaches. Then, from the lighthouse, a coastal route brings you to the beach resorts of Miramar, Mar del Sur, Centinela del Mar, Costa Bonita, and Necochea.
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