Los Antiguos | |
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Town | |
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  Los Antiguos Location in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′50″S 71°37′50″W / 46.54722°S 71.63056°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Santa Cruz |
| Department | Lago Buenos Aires |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,363 |
| Area code | +54 |
| Climate | Csb |
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Los Antiguos is a town in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, located on the south shore of Lago Buenos Aires. It lies 2 km from the border with Chile, and 8 km from the Chilean town of Chile Chico. It is connected to Perito Moreno and Caleta Olivia on the Atlantic coast by a paved road.
The town is an agricultural oasis, where small farms produce fruit crops. It was founded as the Leandro Alem Agricultural Colony in 1921, and was formally designated as a municipality in 1970. The area was covered by dust from the 1991 eruption of Mount Hudson, but it has since recovered.
The name of Los Antiguos is a translation of the Tehuelche name, I-Keu-khon, meaning "Place of the Elders."
In the 2010 census the town had a population of 3,363.[1]
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