Varvarco
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Varvarco | |
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Municipality and village | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
| Province | Neuquén Province |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| Climate | Csb |
Varvarco is a village and municipality in Neuquén Province in southwestern Argentina.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]During the final stages of the independence wars Varvarco, located in indigenous territory, became the main base of the Pincheira brothers, a royalist outlaw gang. More than a hideout the operations of the Pincheiras and their indigenous allies effectively turning Varvarco into a large town with 2,000 Chilean women and 40,000 heads of cattle grazing in the nearby countryside.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)
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