Chilecito is surrounded by an oasis of irrigation, which has been expanded by way of supplements from underground waters.

A great part of agricultural land is used for the cultivation of vineyards because the most significant industrial activity is based in wine-cellars.

The Argentine educator, lawyer, senator, governor and historian Joaquín V. González was raised in the vicinity of Chilecito.

This decision was highly criticized by different academic and political sectors, especially those concerning to the President of Argentina at the time, Carlos Menem.

[1] This data includes facts from the localities of Anguinán, Malligasta, San Miguel, Los Sarmientos and La Puntilla.