Roque Sáenz Peña

Introducing Roque Sáenz Peña

Something of a frontier town, Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, its full cumbersome name, is well out in the Chaco, and is the gateway to the ‘Impenetrable’ beyond. It’s known for its thermal baths, fortuitously discovered by drillers seeking potable water in 1937, and makes an appealing stop, with a rugged, friendly feel to the place.

Roque is primarily a service center for cotton and sunflower growers and, as the Chaco province grows nearly two-thirds of the country’s total cotton crop, in May it hosts the Fiesta Nacional del Algodón (National Cotton Festival).

Last updated: Oct 3, 2008