Alvear, Corrientes Alvear, Corrientes Alvear is a town in Corrientes Province, Argentina. It is the capital of the General Alvear Department. It is located at the mouth of the Aguapey River, along the Uruguay River, which separates it from the Brazilian city of Itaqui, with which is closely related. It is accessed via the RN 14 or the General Urquiza railway. It is located roughly 800 km north of Buenos Aires, 250 km south of Posadas and 440 km from Corrientes. According to the 2001 population census conducted by INDEC its population was 7917 inhabitants. The town was officially founded in 1863,
Aguas Corrientes Aguas Corrientes Aguas Corrientes is a small town in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. Its name ("running waters") is derived from the installations of pumping, filtration and purification of water from the Santa Lucia River, which is the largest in the country, supplying drinking water to the departments of Montevideo and Canelones. Aguas Corrientes is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs. The town is located from the provincial capital of Canelones, from Santa Lucia, and from Montevideo. The banks of Santa Lucia river form the northwestern limits of the town. Santa Lucia River was