San Luis, Argentina
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| Coordinates: 33°18′S 66°20′W / 33.300°S 66.333°WCoordinates: 33°18′S 66°20′W / 33.300°S 66.333°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | San Luis |
| Department | Juan Martín de Pueyrredón |
| Founded | August 25, 1594 |
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| • Mayor (Intendente) | Enrique Ponce (Frente para la Victoria) |
| Elevation | 709 m (2,326 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 153,322 |
| Demonym(s) | puntano/a |
| Time zone | ART (UTC−3) |
| CPA base | D5700 |
| Dialing code | +54 0266 |
San Luis is the capital city of San Luis Province in the Cuyo region of Argentina. It is also the seat of the Juan Martín de Pueyrredón Department.
San Luis lies at the feet of the Sierras Grandes, along the northern bank of the Chorrillos River, and is set in a Dry Pampas plateau around 730 m (2,400 ft) above sea level.
Points of interest in the city include the Park of the Nations, the neoclassical cathedral, a number of museums including the Dora Ochoa De Masramón Provincial Museum, and the colonial architecture. A number of landmarks honor the Argentine War of Independence, as well. Independence Park features an equestrian monument to General José de San Martín, liberator of Argentina, Chile and Perú. Nearby Pringles Plaza honors Colonel Juan Pascual Pringles, one of San Martín's chief adjutants and, briefly, Governor of San Luis Province.
Fishing in the nearby Lake Potrero de los Funes, and other locations, is also popular. The Sierra de las Quijadas National Park is located 122 kilometres from the city. The city's climate is dry, with July average temperature between 3 and 15 °C and January average between 18 and 31 °C, an annual average of 17 °C. The extremes temperatures in this city are −10 and +41 °C
National Route 7 connects San Luis to Mendoza (255 km to the west), and Buenos Aires (791 km to the east). The San Luis Airport (IATA: LUQ, ICAO: SAQU) is located less than 2 miles north of downtown, and has regular flights to Buenos Aires.
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