Close to Chacabuco, on the RN 7 is the Laguna Rocha, formed by a widening of the Salado River.

Chacabuco has generated important musicians like the bandoneonist Raul Garello, the Conductor Elvio Mango, student of Baroque music, and vocal ensembles like Aloe (music folkloric and nun) and the Municipal Polifonic Choir.

Chacabuco was home to writer Haroldo Conti who disappeared during the last military dictatorship because of his opposition to the regime.

In motoring, Chacabuco has important pilots of Turismo Carretera and TC 2000, like Roberto Urretavizcaya and Luis Minervino.

Probably the most famous resident of Chacabuco was Daniel Passarella, who featured in both of Argentina's FIFA World Cup wins in the 1978 and 1986 and went on to manage the national team as well as Uruguay and the River Plate.