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Gobernador Castro in the region of Buenos Aires is a town in Argentina - some 108 mi or ( 173 km ) North-West of Buenos Aires , the country's capital city .
Current time in Gobernador Castro is now 04:10 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Argentina/Buenos Aires " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Moron, Las Flores, La Plata, La Bolsa, and Ituzaingo. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Moron . Where to go and what to see in Gobernador Castro ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Rafael Obligado Castle
The Rafael Obligado Castle is an architecturally significant private residence located between Ramallo and San Pedro, Buenos Aires Province.
Located at -33.59 -59.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Battle of Vuelta de Obligado
The naval Battle of Vuelta de Obligado took place on the waters of the Paraná River on November 20, 1845, between the Argentine Confederation, under the leadership of Juan Manuel de Rosas, and an Anglo-French fleet.
Located at -33.59 -59.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
San Pedro Partido
San Pedro Partido is a partido located in the north of the Argentine province of Buenos Aires, whose capital city is San Pedro. With an area of 1,322 km, the county population was 55,234.
Located at -33.67 -59.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Ramallo Partido
Ramallo is a partido located in the far north of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 29,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,040km², and its capital city is Ramallo, which is located around 250 km from Buenos Aires.
Located at -33.48 -60.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Ramallo massacre
The Ramallo massacre occurred on September 17, 1999 in Villa Ramallo, in northern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, when three armed robbers broke into the local offices of the Banco de la Nación Argentina, taking six hostages. After several hours, they tried to escape in a car, using the bank manager and an accountant as human shields, and holding the manager's wife. A few meters ahead, a special group of the provincial police, the GEO, killed one of the suspects and the two hostages.
Located at -33.50 -60.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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