Victoria, Entre Ríos

Coordinates: 32°37′S 60°10′W / 32.617°S 60.167°W / -32.617; -60.167
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Victoria
City
Victoria's City Hall
Victoria's City Hall
Dialing code
+54 3436
WebsiteOfficial website

Victoria is a city located in the southwestern part of the

flood plain of the Paraná Delta
).

The site of a 1750 defeat of a native uprising and an 1810 oratory to the Virgin of Aranzazú, a

Benedictine monks
who arrived in 1899.

Parish of the Virgin of Aranzazú

The Victoria region is at the core of the

over-exploitation of this resource have been raised lately.[citation needed
]

The city has a

windsurf
. The municipality claims jurisdiction over 3,700 km2 of islands and islets on the Paraná. Several fishing areas are reserved for sports purposes, while others are protected.

Every year Victoria hosts an extended Carnival Season; in 2005, for example, parades and dances were held on weekends from January to the beginning of March.

Victoria has seen increased touristic affluence since the opening of the connection with Rosario and the Greater Rosario area. A year later the high-class Casino was opened on the river front; and being one of the biggest such in the country it has brought much wealth for Victoria's tourism industry, attracting gamblers on a national scale.

Tourism

Victoria, also known as the city of seven hills (is located on one of the seven hills in the area) is a major tourist destination in the province. Among its facilities are: innumerable hotels of different categories which highlights the five-star hotel and the most luxurious casino in the country. It is also known for its traditional and centennial carnivals (under the slogan "the most fun carnival in the country") which has earned it the distinction of being the "Provincial Capital of Carnival Entrerriano", a title given at the beginning of the 1970s, thanks to its contribution to tourism.

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