The 2011 World Polo Championship was played in Estancia Grande (San Luis) Argentina during October 2011 and was won by Argentina. This event brought together ten teams from around the world.
Argentina | 12 – 11 | Brazil |
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Rank | Team [1] | Riders |
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1 | Argentina | Pablo Llorente, Alfredo Capella, Martin Inchauspe, Salvador Jauretche |
2 | Brazil | Beto Junqueira, Pedro Zacharias, Xande Junqueira, Joao Novaes |
3 | Italy | |
Argentina has a vast territory and a variety of climates and microclimates ranging from tundra and polar in the south to the tropical climate in the north, through a vast expanse of temperate climate. Natural wonders include the Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the world outside the Himalayas, the widest river and estuary of the planet, the Iguazú Falls, the Humid Pampas, and the Argentine Sea. Visitors enjoy the culture, customs and Argentine cuisine.
Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa is an Argentine former professional basketball player and current executive who currently serves as the chief executive officer for the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) team Pallacanestro Varese. A three-time All-EuroLeague selection with Tau Ceramica, he signed with the Houston Rockets in 2007 and was voted to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Later on, he played for the Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors, and Brooklyn Nets.
San Vicente is a town and administrative centre of San Vicente Partido, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The southernmost town in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area, San Vicente is 48 km (30 mi) from downtown Buenos Aires, and can be accessed from Constitución Station by bus via Line 79 or a 20-minute drive by Provincial Route 58 from Ezeiza International Airport. The city has about 21,000 inhabitants per the 2001 census [INDEC].
The Punilla Department is an administrative division of the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It has over 155,000 inhabitants, with a population density of almost 60 inhabitants/km2.
The Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba are a former Jesuit reduction built by missionaries in the province of Córdoba, Argentina, named a World Heritage Site in 2000.
Mitre Peninsula is the easternmost part of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, located in the very southeast of the island, with its easternmost point, Cabo San Diego, 29 km northwest of Isla de los Estados, from which it is separated by Le Maire Strait. In the south, the peninsula is bounded by the Beagle Channel, and in the north by the Argentine Sea. It is under 4000 km2 in area. The highest peak is Cerro Campana in the southern Montes Negros range with 1026 meters. Monte Atocha is nearby the southwest.
Finca Los Alamos is a historic Argentine estancia located in San Rafael, Mendoza. The estate was built in 1830 by the Bombal family, and originally served as a frontier fort. Domingo Bombal, who served eleven terms as Governor to the Mendoza Province, owned the estate until his death in 1908.
The Potrero de los Funes Circuit was an Argentine motorsports race track. It is located 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) from San Luis, capital city of the San Luis Province, Argentina.
The Casamayoran age is a period of geologic time within the Early Eocene epoch of the Paleogene, used more specifically within the South American land mammal age (SALMA) classification. It follows the Itaboraian and precedes the Mustersan age.
The Autódromo Rosendo Hernández is a 4.500 km (2.796 mi) motorsports circuit located in San Luis, Argentina. It has hosted events in the TC2000 Championship, Turismo Carretera and Formula Renault Argentina series, as well as the World RX of Argentina of the FIA World Rallycross Championship in 2014. The circuit is close to Potrero de los Funes Circuit, which hosted the FIA GT Championship.
San José Estancia Grande is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 103.3 km². It is located in the Jamiltepec District in the west of the Costa Region.
Estancia Grande Estancia Grande is a municipality in the Yuquerí district of the Concordia department in the Entre Ríos Province, Argentina. The municipality comprises the towns of Calabacilla and Estancia Grande and rural areas. The main productive activities are citriculture, livestock, forestry, horticulture and beekeeping.In the 2010 census, the municipality had 2,512 inhabitants.
Jamiltepec District is located in the west of the Costa Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.
José Menéndez Menéndez (1846–1918) was a Spanish businessman based in Argentina and Chilean Patagonia. He was the initiator of many large companies that remain to this day.
'Coronel Pringles is a department of San Luis Province, Argentina.
The 2017 IFCPF CP Football World Championships was the world championship for men's national 7-a-side association football teams. IFCPF stands for International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football. Athletes competed with a physical disability. The Championship took place in the Argentina from 4 to 24 September 2017.
This page details the match results and statistics of the Argentina national football team from 1920 to 1939.
Anacleto Medina was a Uruguayan soldier, politician and caudillo who participated in the Brazilian War, the Argentine Civil War and the Guerra Grande in the Banda Oriental. He served in the Federal Army in the Unitary Army, and also in the Colorados and Blancos armies, during the Uruguayan Civil War.
Estancia Grande may refer to:
Estancia Moat is a large farm in southern Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego facing Beagle Channel. It is the southernmost cattle farm in the World. Estancia moat is connected by road to Estancia Harberton and Ushuaia.