Las Toninas
Las Toninas | |
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 Las Toninas Maze | |
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| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Buenos Aires |
| Partido | La Costa |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,550 |
| CPA Base | B 7106 |
| Area code | +54 2246 |
| Website | http://www.portaldelacosta.com.ar/lastoninas.htm |
Las Toninas is a town in the La Costa District of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Overview
Founded in 1960, Las Toninas was christened in honor of the Commerson's dolphin (known locally as a tonina). The shore had been the site of a shipwreck in 1883 of a commercial vessel registered in the British Empire, whose captain settled nearby and established the Estancia Los Ingleses.[1]
The shore at Las Toninas is distinguishable from its sister communities' by the extensive growth of tamarix bushes. These were used to create a hedge maze as a tourist attraction, and the 6,400 m² (16,000 ft²) maze is touted locally as the nation's largest.[2]
Las Toninas is also known as the "Fiber Optical Capital" in Argentina; since it is the single point where submarine optical fiber networks reach Argentina via several Landing Cable Stations, via companies such as Level 3 (with its SAC ring), TIWS (Atlantis 2), Telecom-Antel (Bicentenario cable system), and Telefónica (SAM 1). The town was chosen because its coastline was not as rocky as others in the region.[3]
References
- ^ Viajo por Argentina: Ruta Provincial 11 Template:Es
- ^ Slide show, Las Toninas Maze
- ^ Bederman, Uriel (2015-06-04). "Las Toninas: la puerta submarina por la que el país se conecta a Internet". La Nación. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
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