Concarán

Concarán is the capital of the department of Chacabuco in the province of San Luis in the west of Argentina. It is located 152 km northeast of the provincial capital of San Luis and is accessible via the Ruta Provincial 20 to La Toma and then over the Ruta Nacional 148. The distance to Merlo is 45 kilometers.

Geography

The Río Conlara, with its tributaries Luluara Arroyo and Arroyo Chuntusa, flows from south to north and empties south of Concarán ( about 6 km from Tilisarao away) in the reservoir San Felipe ( Embalse San Felipe ). The river is mainly used for irrigation of agricultural land.

History

The name comes from the language of Lasta Concarán Caucara or Lasta Concara, the indigenous natives of the region, and means Beautiful Valley. After the arrival of the Spaniards the place Pueblo de la Cruz, the brothers of Aniceto, Caferino and Miguel Mora was called until 1858, and Nicasio Chirino, during a tour of the Gobernadors Justo Darac through the province, land donated for the establishment of a community. The newly created place, as its founding date of June 25, 1858 is celebrated today, Villa Dolores was called. Already in 1860 he was known as a major rest stop on the way to San Luis and in 1864 the first school was built.

1893 discovered Jorge Torres in the Quebrada fea black, shiny, heavy stones that contain tungsten. In 1904 the railway reached the town, whose station receives the name Concarán, to distinguish him from the place Villa Dolores in the province of Córdoba. In 1905 the tungsten mine Mina de los Cóndores is put into operation. It is located about 14 kilometers off Concarán. From 1910, the recruitment of foreign workers for the mining work at the mine begins. In 1934, the site receives by Law 1367 officially named Concarán. The law in 1389 declared him to the capital of the department of Chacabuco and they trigger from Renca.

Attractions

  • Colección Particular de Arqueología " Dora Ochoa de Masramon ". Cultural center, museum and archaeological private collection of artefacts old Indian cultures of the region.
  • Mina de los Cóndores. The abandoned tungsten mine has 17 kilometers of shafts and tunnels and extends to a depth of 410 meters.

Festivals

  • Nuestra Señora de los Dolores (September 15 ), Patron Saint
  • Encuentro Folklórico Interprovincial ( 20 November)
Provinces of Argentina Departments of Argentina Chacabuco Department, San Luis San Luis, Argentina La Toma, San Luis Naschel
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