Entre Ríos has an area of about 78,000 km² which makes it the 17th largest province in Argentina. It contains about 1.4 million inhabitants, 250,000 of whom live in its capital, Paraná. Many of them have a European background, with their families originally coming from places like France, Germany and Russia. Although being comparatively small in size, Entre Ríos has the 6th largest economy in Argentina, exporting a lot of products in the agricultural sector like rice and soybeans. Geographically, the province is really flat with hills not more than about a hundred meters in height. Its climate is rather warm with average temperatures fluctuating between 10°C in the winter and 26°C in the summer.

The Cathedral of San José is a catholic church located in the city of Gualeguaychú, a small city in the east of Entre Ríos with about 90,000 inhabitants. Its construction started in 1863 and finished in 1890. However, its two towers were not built until 1911 at which point in time the clock on the left tower was also added, being imported from France. With a height of about 40 m it is also one of the tallest structures in the city. In 1926, the assembly of an organ began and was completed three years later. It has approximately 2200 tubes, an electric motor that inflates its three bellows and three keyboards which were imported from Germany.


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