Costa del Este

Town in Buenos Aires, Argentina

For the neighborhood in Panama City, see Costa del Este (Panama City).

Town in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Costa del Este

Town

Street of Costa del Este in its residential area

Costa del Este

Location of Costa del Este in Argentina

Coordinates: 36°22′S 56°25′W﻿ / ﻿36.36°S 56.42°W﻿ / -36.36; -56.42
Country|  Argentina
Province|  Buenos Aires
Partido| La Costa
Population

(2001 census)

• Total

| 6,916
Time zone| UTC−3 (ART)
CPA base|

M5517

Dialing code| +54 02614
Climate| CFB
Website| Luján de Cuyo (in Spanish)

Costa del Este is a town in the province of Buenos Aires in Argentina, belonging to La Costa Partido. It is a luxury spa and health resort, located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. It borders Mar del Tuyú to the north and Aguas Verdes to the south.

## History

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Typical architecture of Costa del Este.

The spa was founded in 1966, when it was still a desert place. Messrs. Fidel A. Zabalo, Emilio Doura and Marcelino Grizutti, who bought the land from the Duhau family, are considered founders. The fixing of dunes and paths were done without changing the undulating and smooth relief. For them, various tree species were planted, such as tamarisks and acacias, forming a densely forested dune. Later, eucalyptus, various species of pine, poplar and willow were added. Since then it was known as The Beach of a Million Pines. Thanks to the forestry work that was carried out, the town is densely forested. The streets are mostly sand, although the important ones are paved. Not by chance, they are named after species of trees or flowers. The person in charge of directing the forestation initially was the forestry technician Arnaldo Félix Esquivel and, at the direction of Mr. Doura, he outlined the project in the Uruguayan resort of Punta del Este, as well as being in charge of the San Clemente del Tuyú nursery, given that There the pine trees developed faster and he was the one who named the streets. Originally it was a closed neighborhood that, since it did not have the necessary critical number of owners capable of supporting the basic infrastructure with their contribution, in a neighborhood assembly they chose to municipalize the urban development, becoming an open neighborhood while maintaining certain characteristics and regulations that guarantee a rugged and distinctive architecture

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