Victoria, Entre Ríos
Victoria is a city in the southwest of the
province of
Entre Ríos,
Argentina. It is located on the eastern shore of the
Paraná River, opposite
Rosario,
Santa Fe, to which it is connected since 2003 by the
Rosario-Victoria Bridge (which spans almost 60 km over the
flood plain of the
Paraná Delta).
The city's patron is the Virgin of Aranzazú. The church (started in 1872) is dedicated to this patron. The city also features an
abbey (
Abadía Los Monjes del Niño Dios), founded by
Benedictine monks who arrived in 1899.
The Victoria region is at the core of the
fishing industry of commercially very important species like
sábalo (
Prochilodus lineatus) and
surubí (
Pseudoplatystoma spp.); it produces 95% of the annual 27,000
tonnes of sábalo captured in the province. Concerns about over-exploitation of this resource has been raised lately.
The city has a
beach resort, and the river at this point is appropriate for the practice of sports such as
kayak sailing and
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.
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Turismo Entre Ríos (in Spanish)
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Entre Ríos - Economías regionales (in Spanish)
