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Las Grutas is a beach resort town located in the Argentine province of Rio Negro, in the department of San Antonio, with a stable population of 8000 inhabitants. It is 15 kilometers south of San Antonio Oeste, and is visited by over 400 thousand tourists every summer. Its beaches are known to have a relatively warm waters despite their location in Patagonia, because of the large tidal amplitude and the protection of the San Matías Gulf. The city was founded in 1964, mainly as a group of campsites, and soon began to grow. But it was not until the 1980s that the tourism industry finally exploded, with the construction of several apartment and a casino. Southern right whales are seasonal residents and visiting here.Las Grutas', which means' The Caves' in Spanish, comes from the caves created by the erosion of the sea on the rocks that separates the city from the beach. Access to beaches is limited to the existing 12 descends or "bajadas". Their names, from north to south, is the "3 de Febrero", "Los Acantilados", "ACA", "La rueda", "Cero", "Primera", "Segunda", "Tercera", "Cuarta", " Quinta ',' Sexta 'y' Septima ', the last seven named from first to seventh. The first accesses where they are called "Primera", "Segunda" and "Tercera" (first, second and third), to which the new was added to the city and the number of visitors increased. Near the "Cero" access are pools artificially carved in stone that changes its water in each tidal cycle. When the tide is low, the water in the pools quickly heated by the sun. In colder days, old people and children sometimes prefer to use the pools instead of the ocean. .... Learn more at Wikipedia

Name	Las Grutas
Long Name	Las Grutas, Argentina
Region	Río Negro
Country	Argentina
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