Bahia Blanca - Culture

The region, with its long estuary advancing among islands till the end of the bay, gives a special stillness to its waters, making it a safe place for vessels calling port. Before the existence of any port facilities, the area was used as a natural anchorage and shelter for sailors. The Bahía Blanca port facility is composed by a number of terminals spreading 25 km. along the coastline on the northern part of the Bahía Blanca estuary.

Coming west from the Atlantic Ocean the SBM buoys for the handling of hydrocarbons, can be found in Punta Ancla and Punta Cigüeña, followed by the commercial wharf of Puerto Rosales and Puerto Belgrano Naval Base , which is the largest in Argentina.

The Port Museum was opened in 1987 and is managed by the Municipality of Bahía Blanca. It has been considered as one of the best examples or small historical museums in this country. Its task go beyond its premises, as deals with the natural and cultural inheritance of village of Ingeniero White, and it works also as a community centre. The main concern of the Port Museum is to help visitors to look at history with a sensitive attitude. This is the reason why we suggest an imaginative observation, not bound to the object itself, which we consider a means that helps us to call to mind an experience or a particular stage in life.

Devil's land :The history of its foundation begins with the arrival of the english company of the Great Southern Railway and the construction of the first iron wharf in 1885. By this time the great immigration movement had already begun, and Greeks, Italians, Croatians, Spaniards, Englishmen and Creoles were getting mixed in the little new village.

The Power Station Luis Piedra Buena wharf was originally built for the reception of fuel for its operation. A private company adapted it later for the loading of grain. The facilities specialised in the handling of cereals and by-products, the main lines of business of this port, are found next to the Power Station wharf.