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Municipality and village in Neuquén Province, Argentina
Varvarco
Municipality and village
Varvarco is located in Neuquén ProvinceVarvarcoVarvarcoShow map of Neuquén ProvinceVarvarco is located in ArgentinaVarvarcoVarvarcoShow map of Argentina
Coordinates: 36°48′S 70°42′W / 36.800°S 70.700°W / -36.800; -70.700
Country Argentina
ProvinceNeuquén Province
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
ClimateCsb

Varvarco is a village and municipality in Neuquén Province in southwestern Argentina.

History

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 2000 Chilean women and 40,000 heads of cattle grazing in the nearby countryside.

References

  1. Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)
  2. Manara, Carla G. (2010). "Movilización en las fronteras. Los Pincheira y el última intento de reconquista hispana en el sur Americano (1818-1832)" (PDF). Revista Sociedad de Paisajes Áridos y Semiáridos (in Spanish). II (II). Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto: 39–60.
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