The name of this relatively small city is well known in Argentina because of María Elena Walsh's song Manuelita, about an adventurous turtle (tortoise); a dilapidated concrete statue of María Elena Walsh's Manuelita lies just outside the city, beside Ruta Nacional ("National Route") 5.

[2] Winters are characterized with moderate temperatures during the day and cold nights with a July mean of 8.3 °C (46.9 °F).

[3] Spring and fall are transition seasons featuring warm daytime temperatures and cool nighttime temperatures and are highly variable with some days reaching 37.7 °C (99.9 °F) and below −5 °C (23.0 °F).

[3] Summers are hot with a January high of 30.4 °C (86.7 °F) followed by mild nights, averaging 15.7 °C (60.3 °F).

[5] The city is moderately windy throughout the entire year with windspeeds ranging from a low of 9.0 kilometres per hour (5.6 mph) in June to 15.7 kilometres per hour (9.8 mph) in October and November.