Official Name: | Acheral |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Tucumán Province |
Leader Title: | Commissioner |
Leader Name: | Victor Hugo Cardozo |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 3913 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 4134 |
Area Code: | 03863 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Cfa |
Acheral is a settlement in Tucumán Province in the Monteros Department in northern Argentina in proximity to the Pre-Cordilleras of the Andes. It is accessed from the provincial capital city by Ruta Nacional 38 to the south.
It is a rural community with 7,000 inhabitants.[1]
On 30 May 1974 the Ramón Rosa Jiménez Company of the People's Revolutionary Army successfully "invaded" the village of Acheral and raised the first ERP flag.[2] [3]
On 10 October 1975, a skirmish between ERP guerrillas and the Argentine Army took place in Arroyo San Gabriel, 2 km north of Acheral. Army Aviation helicopters strafed the guerrillas' hideout and used their air-to-surface rockets to set it on fire, resulting in the deaths of one soldier and 13 guerrillas. One army helicopter was damaged during the incident.