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Visitor Centre for Gancedo, Chaco Province, Argentina?

PostPosted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 10:27 am
by David Entwistle
I'm not sure of the details, as it is in Spanish and not very detailed, but from the report in Diario Norte, work will be starting on, what I take to be a visitor centre, at Gancedo, Chaco Provinve, Argentina. That's the area where the Campo del Cielo meteorites come from and the Campo del Cielo crater is located.

Re: Visitor Centre for Gancedo, Chaco Province, Argentina?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:22 am
by David Entwistle
There's an update on progress in Diario Norte - it is in Spanish, but I gather that:

    Work on the new entrance will be finished in October. The entrance will feature five columns of 18, 16, 8, 7 and 5 meters height. The columns will carry cross sections of meteorites (the larger Campo del Cielo fragments?). They will be arranged to give the impression of an object approaching from the distance.
    The Interpretation Centre will be a two floor underground-facility of 240 square metres floor space. Here sound and images will be displayed to recreate the fall of a meteorite.
    The existing ("tribunas") stands or galleries(?) will be moved to where one of the meteorites actually fell.

Re: Visitor Centre for Gancedo, Chaco Province, Argentina?

PostPosted: Fri Oct 23, 2015 10:03 am
by David Entwistle
There's another update on progress from Diario Norte. I gather the park will be open to the public in November 2015.

Re: Visitor Centre for Gancedo, Chaco Province, Argentina?

PostPosted: Fri Oct 23, 2015 1:39 pm
by Barwellian
Must try and get to that area one day...thanks for the info Dave.

Re: Visitor Centre for Gancedo, Chaco Province, Argentina?

PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 8:14 am
by David Entwistle
There are a couple of reports that phase 1 of the Chaco "Parque Científico y Educativo" has opened.


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Re: Visitor Centre for Gancedo, Chaco Province, Argentina?

PostPosted: Sun Dec 06, 2015 8:14 pm
by David Entwistle
Diario Norte report on the inauguration of the new centre here and here. Pictures from Diario Norte.

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