Venue

The workshop venue will be the Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas, at the Observatory of La Plata, located in the intersections of Av. Iraola and Av. Centenario, Paseo del Bosque. You can access this area from the intersection of Avenue 1 and Street 53rd. Here is a link to the map of La Plata city. La Plata is the capital of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Founded in 1882, it is recognized by its carefully planned design: a perfect square crossed by diagonals forming rhombuses, spangled with green areas exactly every six streets.

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The city is the seat of the government of the Province. It enjoys a lively cultural life with several theatres and museums, notably the Argentinian Theatre (the second most important opera house in the country) and the Museum of Natural Sciences. The monumental Cathedral of La Plata, located in the geographical centre of the city, is the largest Neogothic temple in South America. Other remarkable buildings include the Curuchet House, the only work by the renowned architect Le Corbusier in Latin America, which has been designated UNESCO World Heritage Site this year.

Travel

La Plata is located 60 km south of the City of Buenos Aires. The nearest international airport is Ministro Pistarini Airport (usually referred to as "Ezeiza"), at 80km from La Plata.

Manuel Tienda León offers a shuttle service Ezeiza-La Plata-Ezeiza with six departures a day (6:00h, 8:30h, 11:00h, 14.20h, 20:00h, 22.30h). The travel lasts 1.30h. Price: AR$ 390 (argentinian pesos). In order to ensure availability you should make a reservation in advance. The phone numbers of their office in La Plata are: +54-221-425-1140, and +54-9-221-548-8586 (mobile phone).

The nearest domestic airport is Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires. Some international flights, mainly from neighbouring countries, operate from Aeroparque as well. ArBus offers free buses Ezeiza-Aeroparque-Ezeiza for passengers flying with Aerolíneas Argentinas. ArBus buses also connect Aeroparque with downtown Buenos Aires; these services are available for passengers of any airline.

Manuel Tienda Leon also offers a service of a private car (called "remis") for a fare of AR$1250 from Ezeiza and AR$1100 from Aeroparque.

Buenos Aires and La Plata are very well connected by highway. There are regular bus services at all hours from La Plata Bus Terminal to downtown Buenos Aires (travel time approximately one hour).

Please contact us if you need help.

Accomodation

Participants are expected to make their own lodging arrangements. La Plata offers a variety of options, from four-star hotels to youth hostels. In the accommodation search page of the Government of La Plata you can find a list with some alternatives.

Another options are furnished appartments that you can find in the web pages:

  1. AIRBNB: In this case you need to create your own profile to make a reservation.
  2. Departamentos temporales
  3. Acar Suites
In the last two cases, we can help you by phoning directly to the administration. Availability and final prices will be provided by middle August. Prices range from AR$600 to AR$1000 per day.

In particular, we have a special offer from San Marco Hotel:

Rooms Regular rate Special rate
Single Room AR$ 1.029 AR$ 875
Single Queen Room AR$ 1.249 AR$ 1.060 (single room, Queen size bed)
Double Room AR$ 1.545 AR$ 1.300

Rooms prices include buffet breakfast and taxes. The special rate is only valid for payments with cash or debit card. If you pay with credit card, you will be charged the regular price.

For booking, or questions, email the hotel staff: reservas@sanmarcohotel.com.ar


Official exchange rate 1 US dollar = AR$ 15.2 (01/08/16)