El Bolsón, Río Negro

Coordinates: 41°58′S 71°32′W / 41.967°S 71.533°W / -41.967; -71.533
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El Bolsón
Dialing code
+54 2944
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Sculpture in a downtown El Bolsón park.

El Bolsón is a town in the southwest of Río Negro Province, Argentina, at the foot of the Piltriquitron Mountain. Due to a series of valleys through the mountains of Chile to the Pacific Ocean, El Bolsón has an unusually mild climate for its southern location.

El Bolsón area's first non-indigenous inhabitants were Chilean farmers Lucas Cárdenas and Elcira Estrada, a couple who came in 1885 from San Pablo, near

hippies from Buenos Aires
migrated to El Bolsón; some of them practised horticulture and made handcrafts.

El Bolsón has a tourism economy based on an outdoor artisan market,

elderberries
.

Communication

El Bolsón is located approximately 120 km south of the major city of

San Carlos de Bariloche and is served by El Bolsón Airport
.

Climate

El Bolsón has a cool

snowfalls), resulting in most days being overcast, averaging 15–17 overcast days per month from May to August.[3] Spring and fall are transition seasons featuring warmer temperatures than in winter.[1] Summers are warmer and sunnier with temperatures during the day averaging 24.1 °C (75.4 °F) in January and comparatively high diurnal ranges, with lows averaging 7.4 °C (45.3 °F).[1][2][3] Frosts can even occur during the summer months.[1][2][3] Owing to its location in a valley, wind speeds are lower ranging from a low of 4 kilometres per hour (2.5 mph) in May and June to a high of 9 kilometres per hour (5.6 mph) in January.[1]

Climate data for El Bolsón, Río Negro (1991–2020, extremes 1941–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.4
(99.3) 		38.2
(100.8) 		34.6
(94.3) 		27.5
(81.5) 		24.2
(75.6) 		20.8
(69.4) 		19.5
(67.1) 		20.5
(68.9) 		24.2
(75.6) 		32.1
(89.8) 		34.2
(93.6) 		37.3
(99.1) 		38.2
(100.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.7
(78.3) 		25.7
(78.3) 		22.2
(72.0) 		16.9
(62.4) 		12.3
(54.1) 		9.0
(48.2) 		8.8
(47.8) 		11.0
(51.8) 		14.5
(58.1) 		17.7
(63.9) 		20.5
(68.9) 		23.7
(74.7) 		17.3
(63.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.4
(63.3) 		16.3
(61.3) 		12.9
(55.2) 		9.3
(48.7) 		6.4
(43.5) 		4.2
(39.6) 		3.6
(38.5) 		4.9
(40.8) 		7.1
(44.8) 		10.3
(50.5) 		13.1
(55.6) 		16.3
(61.3) 		10.1
(50.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.9
(46.2) 		7.7
(45.9) 		5.8
(42.4) 		3.5
(38.3) 		1.8
(35.2) 		0.3
(32.5) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		0.5
(32.9) 		1.2
(34.2) 		3.3
(37.9) 		5.0
(41.0) 		6.8
(44.2) 		3.6
(38.5)
Record low °C (°F) −1.8
(28.8) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		−7.1
(19.2) 		−10.5
(13.1) 		−11.7
(10.9) 		−11.5
(11.3) 		−9.0
(15.8) 		−8.3
(17.1) 		−5.3
(22.5) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		−11.7
(10.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 34.7
(1.37) 		30.8
(1.21) 		33.1
(1.30) 		73.7
(2.90) 		109.7
(4.32) 		173.1
(6.81) 		130.9
(5.15) 		135.2
(5.32) 		55.3
(2.18) 		51.3
(2.02) 		44.4
(1.75) 		33.4
(1.31) 		905.6
(35.65)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		1.1
(0.4) 		0.0
(0.0) 		1.6
(0.6) 		7.7
(3.0) 		10.2
(4.0) 		2.8
(1.1) 		0.7
(0.3) 		0.2
(0.1) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		24.3
(9.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.3 4.5 5.9 8.3 12.0 14.6 13.7 13.8 8.1 8.2 6.4 4.7 104.6
Average snowy days 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 3.7
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		59.3 65.1 71.4 78.3 82.3 83.3 83.8 79.8 72.8 67.6 62.8 59.2 72.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 291.4 254.3 235.6 177.0 127.1 87.0 105.4 136.4 186.0 226.3 246.0 279.0 2,351.5
Mean daily sunshine hours 9.4 9.0 7.6 5.9 4.1 2.9 3.4 4.4 6.2 7.3 8.2 9.0 6.4
Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[4][5][6]
Source 2:
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (snow and extremes 1941–1978),[2] Secretaria de Mineria[3]

History

There have been many different inhabitants in the Bolsón region. However, the first settlers of the region were the

Araucanization they were strongly influenced by the Mapuches. They were the most solid and cohesive culture around[8] and were gaining ground toward eastern Patagonia
, through both peaceful means and expansionist wars.

This town was not founded by any conqueror, Adelantado , explorer, or discoverer. This region simply served as a place of passage for the migrations of Tsonek communities, humans looking for game, and gatherers for a long time. Afterwards, it was purely Mapuche territory. Later, with the first inroads of the Europeans in the region, it also provided temporary shelter to those who were carrying cattle and herdsmen crossing the cordillera in an east-west direction, and vice versa, from one sea coast to another. This, as well as Argentina's expansion into the region, resulted in frequent conflicts and disagreements with the Mapuche people.[9]

The founding date of El Bolson is considered to be January 28, 1926. That day locals gathered at the home of Candido Azcona, resolving to create the first politically administrative organization in the region, and signing the charter, Commission for the Promotion of El Bolson . The elected members were: President Pedro Pascual Ponce: an Argentine born in the

Basque Country, a farmer, and a merchant; Secretary Antonio Merino Rubio: a Spaniard from Malaga
, a merchant, and a farmer; Treasurer José Ulieldin: a Lebanese merchant; pro-treasurer Miguel Anden: also a Lebanese merchant.

  • Río Azul, near El Bolsón.
    Río Azul, near El Bolsón.
  • View of El Bolsón from the Piltriquitron mountain.
    View of El Bolsón from the Piltriquitron mountain.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Datos Estadísticos (Período 1971–1980)" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d Bustos, José; Rocchi, Victor. "Caracterizacíon Termopluviométrica de Algunas Estaciones Meteorológicas de Rio Negro Y Neuquén" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 27, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Provincia de Rio Negro − Clima Y Meteorologia: Datos Meteorologicos Y Pluviometicos" (in Spanish). Secretaria de Mineria de la Nacion (Argentina). Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  4. ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. 2023. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por El Bolsón Aero". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  7. JSTOR 659920. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via es:Biblioteca_Florentino_Ameghino - Faculty of Natural Sciences and Museum - National University of La Plata
    .
  8. S2CID 159910280 – via Harold B. Lee Library - Brigham Young University
    .
  9. Archive.org
    .

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