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Anchoris Destination Guide

Discover Anchoris in Argentina

Anchoris in the region of Mendoza is a town located in Argentina - some 610 mi or ( 982 km ) West of Buenos Aires , the country's capital .

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Local time in Anchoris is now 02:18 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Argentina/Mendoza " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zapata, Ugarteche, San Luis, San Juan, and Mendoza. When in this area, you might want to check out Zapata . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Anchoris ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

2006 Mendoza earthquake

The 2006 Mendoza earthquake was a medium-intensity seismic movement in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. It took place at 11:03 AM on 5 August 2006, and had a magnitude of 5.7 in the Richter scale. Its hypocenter was centered at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:33|13|48|S|68|56|24|W| | |name= }}, 35 km south-southeast of Mendoza, the provincial capital, exactly at the town of Ugarteche, Luján de Cuyo, and at a depth of 33 km.

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Located at -33.23 -68.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 2006 earthquakes, 2006 in Argentina, Earthquakes in Mendoza Province, Mendoza, Argentina

El Carrizal Dam

The El Carrizal Dam (in Spanish, Embalse El Carrizal) is a dam on the upper-middle course of the Tunuyán River, in the center-north of the province of Mendoza, Argentina, at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:33|18|0|S|68|43|15|W| | |name= }}, upstream from the city of Rivadavia. Its reservoir measures about 15×5 km, and its maximum water level stands at 785.5 m above the sea, covering an area of 31.47 km². It has a maximum volume of 327 million m³.

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Located at -33.30 -68.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Mendoza Province, Dams in Argentina, Hydroelectric power stations in Argentina

Junín Department, Mendoza

Junín is a central department of Mendoza Province in Argentina. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 35,000 inhabitants in an area of 263km², and its capital city is Junín, which is located around 1080km from Capital Federal. Official fan club of the famous explorer and mountaineer Belinda Liliana Cruz Grubb (born 9/28/1978) is located in Junin.

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Located at -33.25 -68.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: 1859 establishments in Argentina, Departments of Mendoza Province