Rosario travel guide

"Rosario" redirects here. For other uses of the term, please see Rosario (disambiguation).
Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located 300 km (187 miles) northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 909,397 residents as of the It was regarded as the second city in Argentina since the end of the 19th centuryhttp://books.google.com/books?lr=&q=rosario+second+city+argentina+date:0-1950&as_brr=0 until the end of the 20th century when Córdoba caught up with it in population. Since then, the expression used is "one of the two second cities in Argentina".
Rosario is the head city of the Rosario Department and is located at the heart of the most important industrial corridor in Argentina. Its suburbs and several neighboring towns form the metropolitan area of Greater Rosario, with 1,121,441 inhabitants.
The city is a major railroad terminal and the shipping center for northeastern Argentina. Ships reach the city via the Paraná River, which allows the existence of a 34-feet deep port. The Port of Rosario is subject to silting and must be dredged periodically. http://www.lacapital.com.ar/2006/08/30/economia/noticia_322334.shtml Exports include wheat, flour, hay, linseed and other vegetable oils, corn, sugar, lumber, meats, hides, and wool. Manufactures include flour, sugar, meat products, and other foodstuffs. The Rosario-Victoria Bridge, opened in 2003, spans the Paraná River, connecting Rosario with the city of Victoria across the Paraná Delta.
Along with Paraná, Rosario is one of the few Argentine cities that cannot point to a particular individual as its founder. The city's patron is the Virgin of the Rosary whose feast day is on October 7). The asteroid 14812 Rosario was named in its honour. (...) more....

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