Mercedes
Mercedes, a town in Buenos Aires Province west of the capital, hosts three national food festivals — the Fiesta Nacional del Salame Quintero, the Fiesta Nacional del Durazno (peach), and the Fiesta Provincial de la Torta Frita — drawing visitors from across the region. Its neo-Gothic Catedral Basílica Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes anchors the central Plaza San Martín, flanked by the municipal palace and a cluster of cafés and restaurants. The town originated as a frontier fort in 1745 and was once proposed as the provincial capital, earning the nickname "La Perla del Oeste."
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- Population63,284
- Nearest water from center 1.5 km1.0 mi
Nearest airports
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Mercedes: quick answers
Where is Mercedes?
Mercedes is in Argentina, about 97 km60 miles in a straight line from Buenos Aires.
How do you get to Mercedes?
The nearest airport is El Palomar (EPA), about 1 hr 22 min away by road. The nearest train station is Mercedes (Sarmiento), about 3 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Mercedes?
The warmest month is January, averaging 24°C75°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 10°C49°F. The wettest month is October, with about 115 mm4.5 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Mercedes?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 museums, 5 restaurants, 2 cafés and 9 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Mercedes?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Moreno Partido, Pilar and Exaltación de la Cruz Partido.