The symposium will be held at the NH Gran Hotel Provincial Mar del Plata, Argentina.
NH Gran Hotel Provincial 5 Star Hotel. Av Peralta Ramos 2502.
7600 Mar del Plata (Argentina)
Tel. +54 223 4995900 | Fax: +54 223 4995950
Location:
Mar del Plata is located 404 km south of Buenos Aires city on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
Population: 650.000 Surface: 1453 km Coast: 47 km Climate: Mild with sea influence Mar del Plata está ubicada a 404 km de la ciudad de Buenos Aires sobre el Océano Atlántico
Temperature:
Average yearly maximum: 19ºC. Average summer maximum: 26ºC. Average winter maximum: 13ºC.
Access to Mar del Plata from Buenos Aires:
By Autovía 2 (freeway): 404 km.
By Ruta 11 (road): 602 km.
By Ruta 226: 441 km.
How far is it?
By car: 4 hours (Autovía 2)
By bus: 5 hours
By train: 5.30 hours
By plane: 45 minutes
How to get to Mar del Plata City
1. By plane
Ezeiza International Airport is quite far from the domestic flights airport (downtown): Aeroparque Jorge Newbury, and frequency of daily flights to Mar del Plata is not very intensive, so this option is recommended if you want to stay few days in the city of Buenos Aires, before the start of the Symposium. The flight to Mar del Plata takes 45 min. If you select this option, should approach any of the remises offices, located at the departure hall at the Ezeiza airport and either request a transfer to Aeroparque Jorge Newbury or to your hotel in Buenos Aires.
Steps:
1. Arriving by Plane (international flight) to Ezeiza airport (EZEIZA, Argentina)
2. Taxi or remise to Buenos Aires City
3. from Jorge Newbury airport (domestic flight) to Mar del Plata City
1. Arriving by Plane to Astor Piazzolla international airport (Mar del Plata City)
4. Taxi or remise to Hotel
Línea Aérea
from Buenos Aires
to Mar del Plata
from Mar del Plata
to Buenos Aires
Aerolíneas Argentinas
08,25 hs
09,20 hs
10,00 hs
10,50 hs
Austral Líneas Aéreas
19,50 hs
20,45 hs
21,20 hs
22,15 hs
Sol Líneas Aéreas
14,10 hs
15,10 hs
2. By Bus directly from the Ezeiza International Airport
Approaching offices Tienda León (Web Page www.tiendaleonmdq.com) located in the departure hall at the Ezeiza airport and ask for a transfer to Mar del Plata. These buses depart about every two hours. The bus trip takes 6 hours. (The countryside can be seen from the bus is the typical “Pampa Argentina”, mostly fields and livestock).
If you want to book a trip from Ezeiza International Airport to Mar del Plata, by Tienda Leon Bus, you should send an email to reservas@tiendaleonmdq.com and mentioning that come to the International Symposium in May 2011, will make a 15% discount in their rates.
Steps:
1. Arriving by Plane (international flight) to Ezeiza airport (EZEIZA, Argentina)
2. Tienda León Bus Service to (MDQ) Mar del Plata City (Cost: 50 US Dollars)
3. Taxi or remise to Hotel (Cost: 3 US Dollars)
The Astor Piazzolla international airport is located only 10 minutes away from downtown.
Three airlines offer different national destinations with more than forty weekly flights that increase during the summer season. About four trains reach the city daily, and the trip from Buenos Aires takes around five hours.
The modern and safe Autovía 2 joins Buenos Aires city with Mar del Plata in a four-hour trip (404 km).
Three roads (11, 88 and 226) also connect Mar del Plata with Buenos Aires and the rest of the country.
More than fifty bus companies link the city with the rest of the country. The journey from Buenos Aires lasts approximately 5 hours.
Tourist Information
For more information on hotels, restaurants, tours and transportation, visit the website of the Ente Municipal de Turismo:
National Immigration
Passengers, whose final destination is Argentina, should go to the Migration sector, with the complete form to enter the country (delivered on board by airline staff) and your passport or identity card (as appropriate)
Reciprocity rate
People from the countries listed below must pay a "reciprocity fee":
Australia: U.S. Dollars 100 (per year) Canadá: U.S. Dollars 75 .- (input) or U.S. Dollars 150 .- (five innings) USA: U.S. Dollars 140 .- (Or the equivalent in pesos. Rates subject to change based on reciprocity).
Payment:
argentine $, U.S. Dollars, credit / debit cards, traveler's checks.
The collection of this "reciprocity fee" is not a Visa, because Argentina does not require visas for citizens of those countries for tourism or business. The Argentine government set the rate of application for an amount equivalent to that paid by Argentina for the visa application to those countries.
Visas:
Visit visa regime on the website of the National Directorate of Migration:
