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After the Rambla Casino, Mar del Plata's favourite postcard image is the striking yellow fishing boats that depart daily from its port . In the early evening you can watch them returning to the Banquina de los Pescadores, when crates bursting with bass, sole and squid are hauled onto the quayside by the fishermen, mostly first- and second-generation Italians. At the far end of the wharf there is a colony of around eight hundred male sea lions . These can be observed from an incredibly close distance - only one metre or so - all year round, though the colony is much smaller in summer as large numbers head for the Uruguayan coast to mate. There are a number of good seafood restaurants around the port itself, as well as on the streets to the east. Various buses head here, including #551, #552 and #553, all of which can be caught along Avenida Luro.
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