LOCAL HISTORYARTICLES
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We
are in and 2nd year(9 th grade)in the secondary school of
C.P.E.M. n3. We live in Zapala, in the state of Neuquen
in Argentina.We are 32 students in the class.We come in
the morning from 7:45am to 1:00pm.We are 15 boys and 16
girls. We are participating in the project "Local
History".We are working in our classes of English.
Here is our contribution to this project. We hope to hear
from other places soon! HISTORY OF ZAPALA: In 1792 Zapala appeared for first time in the history with this name for this town. It was written by Esquivel Aldao, in the diary of the expedition on the way to Mendoza, (a state north of Neuquen) to help the Pehuenches natives .100 years later, nearly in 1888, the capitan Pedro Romillo Rober occupied 4okm of fields with cows and started to build Zapala. In 1913 the Railway was working, and with the train came Arturo Trannak's sons, that gave away the railwaylands to build the station and to form the town.The railway line was opened officialy on the 2nd January of 1914.In 1983 the Police Station opened, and the first police chief was Mr Pio Ferreyra. The post office already existed and the 12th of July of 1913 was the official foundation of Zapala. Milena Gambazza, Fernando Funes, Laura Temi, Federico Giusiano. THE CITY OF ZAPALA: The city of Zapala is in the center of Neuquin. It is 180 Km from the capital. In 1920 its population was about 971 people.Then 65 years later it is 32000 inhabitants. It's latitude is 38 south and its longitude 70 west. There are small mountains and the soil is not very good for plants. It's dry all the year and it does not rain much. The weather is cold and dry Zapala has snow in winter. The snow atracts a lot of turists. The most beautiful place for snow is Bariloche. The city has nice roads and buildings. Its squares (parks)are wonderful. Martin Sayago, Carlos Vargas, Walter Calderon, Eduardo Gonzalez ZAPALA'S CLIMATE: In Zapala the summer is very hot and dry. There isn't rain. The fall is wet, cold and sometimes windy. The winter is very cold because we are near the Andes.Sometimes it snows and rains too.The spring is very very windy. The countryside is a desert, there's no vegetation and there are small mountains, Zapala is on top of a plateau. We have a dry ground that isn't good for plants. There's only one lagoon near Zapala, which is part of the National Park Laguna Blanca (White Lagoon) Milena Gambazza, Fernando Funes, Laura Temi, Federico Giusiano. SPORTS-RECREATION: In the city of Zapala, we can find clubs and gymnasiums in which we can practice and entertain ourselves. Some clubs are: "Vera's", where we can play paddle, soccer,tennis, swimming, squash, aerobics, etc... . Also, we can go to the "Union Club", where we can play soccer,hockey; the "Alcaman"; "Rugby Club", "Argentine Club","Fortabat Club". In the CEI gymnasium, we can do gymnastics, execises of force and aerobics. There are some discos, they are: "Parada 22", "Komplot Disco", "The Golden", "Monumental", "My Ranch", "Nahuel". Another recreation is the cinema. The recreation for children is the Doqa Paca Playground, where we can find a variety of games. Other places to enjoy with friends are the coffee shops: "South Coffee", The Pig", "Mc Mazzi", "Mc Paca", etc. Romina Salas, Mariana Murcia, Belen Paniconi DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVITIES IN ZAPALA: Mountain bike: It takes place on Sunday mornings, in the communal forest. Athletism: Its practise is in the track of the Argentinian Club. The competitions are: speed and dice throwing. Table tennis: Its practise is in the hall of the Direction of Sports, it's not a very popular sport but the children like it a lot. Soccer: It's the most popular game in Argentina. All the year round there are provincial competitions,and the winner represents Zapala in the Argentinian competition. The four sports that the school teaches are: Basketball, Handball, Athletism, Volley and sportive gymnastics. Natalia Jara, Flavia Lillo, Azucena Huinca, Miriam Curinao NATIONAL PARK AND RESERVE WHITE LAGOON The park is in the patagonian plateau in the Province of Neuquin 30 km of Zapala city. It has got 8,250 hect. This national park was created in 1940 with the aim of protecting the beautiful black neck swan and other birds which live there. The extended lagoon which is 1276 meters over the level of the sea, has got an area of 1700 hectares and a maximum deepness of 15 meters. It's waters are salty and, they freeze in winter, it is sorrounded by the plateau, which is characteristic of the region. There are lots of animals like: wild cats, foxes, rats, lizards,etc. In the lagoon there are also three species of fish: perch, rainbow trout and the brown trout. The species protected in the park are 101. Carmen Soto, Cintia Flores This page is created and maintained by Margaret Shearn(mshearn@netconnect.com.au) |
