Prahuaniyeu

Comisión de fomento in Río Negro, Argentina
41°16′41″S 67°56′31″W / 41.278°S 67.942°W / -41.278; -67.942Country ArgentinaProvinceRío NegroDepartmentNueve de JulioGovernment
 • PresidenteOrlando GoicocheaPopulation
 (2001)
 • Total139Postal code
R8534
Area code02934

Prahuaniyeu is a village and municipality in Río Negro Province in Argentina,[1] located 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Los Menucos on the Meseta de Somuncurá. The major economic activity is sheep and goat farming, with lambs and wool produced for sale.

On May 18, 2011, Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428, en route from Neuquén to Comodoro Rivadavia, crashed near this location at around 9 pm (GMT-3). The impact killed all 22 people aboard, including a baby.[2]

References

  1. ^ Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Tragedia aérea en la Patagonia: hay 22 muertos, entre ellos un bebé (in Spanish)
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