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Felicitas González de Cueto. When the marriage dies, their children inherit, who would be
Felicitas' brothers; and among these, Carlos and Manuel Guerrero would correspond to the lands that reached the sea and that finally Héctor Manuel and Valeria Guerrero would turn these moors into the most exclusive tourist destinations on the Argentine Atlantic coast.
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to promote urban development of a spa with
European style. The cement boarwalk was designed to be 6 meters wide and included 16 chalets –with steps leading down to the beach– along its route. This would create an area dedicated exclusively to tourism that included changing rooms for bathers. Company
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Pinamar, Ostende, Valeria del Mar, and Carilo make up a suburban corridor also known as the "Green Coast", a nickname possibly due to its lush afforestation both on its beaches and in its streets. As these four localities are conurbated, it allows access from any of them to the other three neighbors
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Given its particular proximity to the bustling and commercial town of
Pinamar, Ostende has almost taken on the character of a "residential suburb", being chosen primarily by those tourists who seek tranquility, green, and enjoy its peaceful beaches, but at the same time take advantage of the comfort
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The small downtown mainly offers supply stores such as warehouses, supermarkets, butchers, and some service establishments such as laundries, internet cafes, call shops, etc. The geographical proximity to the center of
Pinamar to the north, and Valeria del Mar or even Cariló to the south, makes the
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was inaugurated as a seaside resort and the following year the
Executive Power of the Province of Buenos Aires approved the urbanization plan of Jorge Bunge, who had great success with the afforestation of the area to fix the dunes, Bunge's initiative was based on previous agronomic studies carried
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Robette was already settled he began the work to concretize his projects. Some of the constructions were a dock, and the "Hotel Termas"; That same year the construction of the Rambla Sur also began, which was intended to be an extensive coastal promenade. These works were made very hard, since
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Finally, on April 6, 1913, the founding ceremony of the new city was celebrated and an important advertising campaign was produced to promote the sale of the lots. Then the houses of
Fernando Robette were built, the House of Spiritual Retreats of the Carmelite Monks, the house of one of the first
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When Martín de Álzaga died in 1870, Felicitas inherited these lands that were part of the Bella Vista, La
Postrera and Laguna de Juancho ranches. After the murder of Felicitas, victim of a femicide committed by Enrique Ocampo, these lands are inherited by her parents: Carlos José Guerrero and
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discovered the local beaches and decided to build a wooden house facing the sea. This was the town's first summer home and for many years the former president spent his vacations with his wife, Elena
Faggionato, his daughter Elenita, and his family. In 1993, María Mercedes Faggionato, niece
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facing the sea. Those dunes constituted the fields called "Los Montes
Grandes de Juancho", which belonged to Don Martín de Alzaga, an older man and landowner, who had married Felicitas Guerrero in 1862, a young woman of only 16 years old.
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in addition to the inclemency of the winds, the materials for the constructions had to be sent from Buenos Aires, being the Cabo Corrientes steamship one of the means used for transportation at that time.
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families to spend the summer in Ostende, called Villa Adela, and also a chapel whose owner was Mr. Domingo Repetto, which years later it would disappear due to abandonment and strong sand storms.
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The lodging offer is made up of a few hotels, several inns and aparts, added to a wide variety of cabin complexes and private properties for temporary rental.
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Frondizi's policy, decided to rebuild the house, since it was in poor condition. The house was declared as Provincial Heritage in 2002.
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