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established the first
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Embarcación. Salvita, a local fruit and vegetable packaging and distribution firm, was established by Salvador Muñoz, and is the leading buyer for the area's growers. The largely agrarian town, where 70% of residents lived in
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The town became home to 13 schools and six radio stations, as well as
Universal Video Cable, a local television station established in 1982. Though it developed a sizable commercial sector,
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the land as 48 lots of roughly one hectare (2.5 acres) each. The arrival of the
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385:Personas Comunes: Embarcación, Salta.
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202:896 ft (273 m)
16:Town in Salta, Argentina
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309:Central Northern Rail
73:Location in Argentina
298:San Francisco Rivers
254:portaldesalta.gov.ar
220: • Density
42:Plaza de Embarcación
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262:Embarcación (Salta)
181:Doctor Carlos funes
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320:San Roque
270:Argentina
241:Area code
199:Elevation
129:Argentina
305:parceled
276:Overview
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