Rosario is Argentina's third largest city and rates second in terms of gross regional product. The economy is based on agriculture, agri-processing and the manufacture of food-related machinery. It is a rail terminus and an inland port city, accessible via the Parana River. Rosario is in the central Santa Fé province, 300 kilometers northwest of the capital, Buenos Aires. There are several examples of neoclassical architecture in the city that make it attractive to locals and tourists. It is the place where the Argentinian flag was first hoisted and where the internationally renowned revolutionary, Che Guevara was born.
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