Approximate Number of Students Participating: 300
Ages and Grades of students competing: ages: 6 to 12/13

Description of your school:
Private school
hours you attend class: 16 a week size of classes: 20 / 25 pupils per class
subjects taught: Spanish, English, science, Maths, Technology, Physical Education and Sport, Arts and Crafts
grades included: 1 to 6
size of school: 360 students
conditions under which you will compete: grass and track field

Description of your community:
urban, made up of a non - profit making Parent Foundation. 360 and students , urbanpopulation / the estimated population of Salta city as 600.000 The most popular attractions in Salta city are SALTA City AND TREN DE LAS NUBES (train to the cloud )

Situated more than 1.500 km from Buenos Aires, Salta is the base point in order to travel to some of the most interesting places in northeast Argentina. Its characterized by the colonial aspect of its constructions, just as much in the old as in the modern. Some of its examples are Casas Hernández and Arias Rengel, The Cabildo or San Francisco Cathedral.

In the dams of Cabra Corral, situated only 63 km from Salta in the area of Coronel Moldes. Here you can accomplish all types of nautical activities, as well as enjoying the villas of recreation or visiting the enormous General Manuel Belgrano dam.

The famous Tren de las Nubes (train of the clouds) that leaves from Salta (situated at 1.183 above sea level) to the la Polvorilla viaduct -in the heart of the Andes Mountains-, ascends up to 4.200 meters and it travels 217 kilometers utilizing the branched C-14 of the General Belgrano railroad. The route is characterized by its 19 tunnels, 29 bridges, 9 coberts and 13 viaducts. It was constructed for the purpose to bring products from Salta and to the region of the ports of the pacific.

The convoy does not use racks, it is to say it is the traction the locomotive has that it hauls 10 cars that compose the convoy. The train has the capacity for 520 passengers. It crosses the heart of puna salteña passing through small Andean towns, oasis's, gorges and ravines

Description of sports done in your school:
A description of the sports done at your school. Soccer, Field, Hockey, Athletics (track an field)

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