Tucumán

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San Miguel de Tucumán (usually referred to as simply Tucumán) is the largest city in northwestern Argentina. It is the capital of the province of Tucumán. It was founded in 1565 by spanish Diego de Villarroel travelling south from Peru and was moved to the present site in 1685. It is situated at an altitude of 450 meters.

Tucuman: Govt. House

The city sits on the slopes of the Aconquija mountains, the easternmost mountain range before the large chaco-pampean flats. It is the commercial center of an irrigated area that produces large quantities of sugarcane, rice, tobacco, and fruitand provides the province with its nickname "El Jardín de la Republica" (The Garden of the Republic). The National University of Tucumán (1914) and the Saint Thomas Aquinas University of the North (1965) are in the city.

On July 9, 1816 a congress gathered in Tucumán declared the independence from Spain, which did not officially recognize it until 1862. The meeting place of the congress, Independence House, has been preserved as a national shrine. Population (2001) 525,853.

Tourist attractions: Tafi del Valle, El Mollar, Famaillá, Quilmes Ruins, El Cadillal Lake and Dam, etc.

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Media

Channel 10

LW 83 TV Channel 10 Tucuman is one of the two free-to-air channels in the province of Tucumán. It is owned and run by the National University of Tucumán. Its headquarters and studios are located in Yerba Buena, and its broadcast plant in Villa Nougues. It also has relay stations in Trancas (Channel 2) and Tafi del Valle (Channel 4).

Channel 10 started transmitting on July 9, 1966. At first, it began broadcasting cultural programming, but soon later it turned into a more commercial station. Color transmission began in 1980 and it was the only free-to-air channel until 1983 when LRK 458 TV Channel 8 was founded. At present, the station is part of The Buenos Aires-based Channel 13 ARTEAR network, with some local programming included though.

Channel 8

LRK 458 TV Channel 8 is Tucuman’s first and only privately-owned free-to-air channel. Created in 1983 as Televisora Tucumana Color (TTC) by a group of local investors, the station rapidly became very popular among viewers who had had only option (Channel 10) until then.

Channel 8 is currently a TELEFE affiliate, therefore broadcasting the network’s shows, but also including some local programming. Its headquarters and studios are located in downtown San Miguel de Tucuman and its broadcast plant in Villa Nougues.

La Gaceta

Founded on August 4, 1912 by Alberto Garcia Hamilton, La Gaceta is the largest and most influential newspaper in the Tucuman province and is considered to be one of the main dailies in the country. In 1995, the daily’s design was renewed and color was incorporated. This redesigning process was in charge of Mario Garcia, one of the world’s top specialists in this field. As a result, La Gaceta has been awarded several international prizes ever since. Gacenet or La Gaceta’s online edition was created in 1999

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