Resistencia, Argentina

Resistencia, city in northern Argentina, capital of Chaco Province, on a tributary of the Paraná River. It is a commercial and transportation center for the sparsely inhabited frontier region to the northwest. Major manufactures include processed food, textiles, refined metal, and wood and leather products. The river port of Barranqueras is nearby. Originally called San Fernando del Río Negro, the site was settled in the 17th century as a Jesuit mission and then abandoned in the late 18th century. Following Argentina's war with Paraguay (1864-1870), the site was reestablished as an important military outpost. Its present name was adopted in 1876. Population (1991) 229,212.

Tourism

The city does not have many touristic attractions, except for the Woodcarving contest celebrated every year for one week in July. Recent editions of the contest also included works in marble and ice, the last one very rare because of the city's sub tropical weather, where temperatures below 5ºC are unusual. The sculptures usually remain in the city, placed in sidewalks and parks all over the city, and that's the reason why the city is called "The city of the sculptures". The city has a tax promotion which frees of taxes for one year to anyone who places a sculpture in a visible place in front of his house.

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