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Río Hondo Department, Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina

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Las Termas de Río Hondo Municipality

The municipality of Las Termas de de Río Hondo (locally known as Las Termas; 32,166 inhabitants in 2010, the second most populated municipality in the province) is located in the west of the Province of Santiago del Estero, on the border with the Province of Tucumán, 70 km of Santiago del Estero city. The town, proclaimed a "ciudad" on 6 September 1954 and a municipality in 1958, is the capital of the Department of Río Hondo.

The thermal waters of Las Termas was already known to the Tonocote natives as "yacu rupa" (miraculous warm water); the Inca priests renamed them "inti yacu" (water of the sun) and kept the place secret to organize official ceremonies. The water is exploited today in more than 150 hotels, each with its own water well or source, which makes of Las Termas de Río Hondo the main spa town in Argentina. The water is recommended to regulate blood pressure and to heal rheumatism. The reservoir of Río Hondo (330 sq. km) was inaugurated in 1965 in the valley of river Dulce. It is jointly managed by the Provinces of Tucumán (32% of the area) and Santiago del Estero (68%). The Frontal Dam, of 40 m in height and 2,368 m in length. is now a main tourist's spot.

The motorsport circuit of Termas de Río Hondo, inaugurated in 2007, was rebuilt in 2012. It hosted the Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix in 2014 (winners: MotoGP, Marc Márquez; Moto2, Esteve Rabat; Moto3, Romano Fenati) and 2015 (winners: MotoGP, Valentino Rossi; Moto2, Johann Zarco; Moto3, Danny Kent).

The Municipal Council of Las Termas has initiated on 10 September 2015 the process of creation of a municipal flag. The initiative was pushed by Julio Máximo Gómez Machado, who convinced the Municipal Council of the need of a symbol representing all the inhabitants of the town. Gómez Machado proposed a flag based on the provincial flag, charged in the middle with the town's emblem. To emphasize the significance of Francisco Solano* and of the river, waves were added at the bottom of the flag. The proposal has yet to be officially adopted by the Municipal Council.

At least one copy of the flag in the cloth was produced, made of the provincial flag with the waves at the bottom - but lacking the municipal coat of arms. I also miss the connection with Francisco Solano (aka Francis Solanus; 1549-1610, canonized on 27 December 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII), a Franciscan monk who preached the Gospel for decades in the region.

Ivan Sache, 04 Oct 2015

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Vinara Municipal Commission

[Municipal flag] image located by Valentin Poposki, 5 September 2024

The flag of the Municipal Commission of Vinara in Department of Rio Hondo is divided per chevron inverted by a black fimbriation. Base field is red, inside the chevron horizontally divided blue voer white, with a yellow half-sun bearing an eight-pointed red star in the upper field and two hands in handshake in the lower field.

Photo: https://www.facebook.com/536101707317626/photo
Valentin Poposki, 5 September 2024

Coat of arms

[Municipal flag] image located by Valentin Poposki, 5 September 2024