Zo zijn we via een prachtige rit vanaf Cafayate via via Valle de Tachi terecht gekomen in san Miguel de Tucuman.
Ooit de stad waar argentinie de spanjaarden defenitief versloeg en onafhankelijkheid uitriep.
Rijk geworden van de suikerplantages en fabrieken, later tabak en citroenplantages en autofabrieken. Nu zo´n beetje totaal verval, massaontslagen bij de autofabrieken, suiker kan niet concureren met Brazilie, citroenmarkt kent enorm overaanbod.
De laatste jaren is hier geen cent geinvesteerd. En het ergste is dat je in dit land van de tabak nergens meer mag roken ROHIBIDO FUMAR Ley 7575.
Vanavond de nachtbus naar San Juan op weg naar Mendoza
2 comments:
Dear friend, I know Tucumán may have disappointed you but I must tell you something.
Tucumán is not a "total-decline" province as you told. It has the first world production of lemons and It's the second exporter behind Spain. Besides of market issues as you refer, Tucumán is still a world-reference in lemons production.
About sugar, Tucumán has 60% of argentina production and brazilian sugar does not compete with local one because of regional agreements (of Mercosur Area: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela). Also, argentine sugar is even exported to Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Peru.
About car factories, Tucumán still have the one factory of SCANIA trucks in Argentina, employing about 600 people.
As a summary, I must say Tucumán is the most important province of North Argentina because its economy is larger and has more industries than any other province at the region (Salta, Jujuy, Catamarca, Misiones, Corrientes, Formosa, Santiago and Chaco) and has three universities that gathers people from all that provinces.
Greetings.
Alberto, thank you for this update.
How is the situation now?
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