Cobbled streets
Down to the river.
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Carmen de Patagones is the southernmost town of Buenos Aires province, on the north bank of the Río Negro, facing Viedma, capital of Río Negro province, across the water, some thirty kilometres from the ocean. It was founded in 1779, and when the first settlers, mostly from Galicia and some from the Maragatería region of Spain, found none of the promised houses, they dug their homes as caves into the riverbank; from them comes the locals' nickname, «maragatos». The old town is cobbled streets sloping to the river, simple colonial houses, some preserved old caves and a regional history museum. On 7 March 1827 its people repelled an attack during the war with the Empire of Brazil, an anniversary the town marks every year. Wandering is free, and evening on the riverbank is loveliest, when Viedma's lights reflect on the water.
Down to the river.
Maragato homes.
Evening lights.
North bank of the Río Negro, opposite Viedma, far south of Buenos Aires province
After some early settlers from Spain's Maragatería region, who lived in caves dug into the riverbank.