Ingenio Primer Correntino, Sugar mill site in San Cosme Department, Argentina.

Ingenio Primer Correntino is a small settlement in the San Cosme department of Corrientes Province, about 7 km from Santa Ana de los Guácaras, on Provincial Route 43. It grew around the sugar mill founded in 1850 by Francisco Bolla, and its streets sit among farmland; the settlement has 296 inhabitants (INDEC, 2022).

An Italian entrepreneur named Francisco Bolla established the mill in 1850, launching sugar production in the region. Two decades later, in 1890, he obtained permission to build a local railway that would ease the transport of raw materials and finished goods.

The San Joaquín Chapel on the grounds shows how sugar production and local religious life were intertwined in this farming community. Visitors can see how worship spaces and work areas coexisted in the daily rhythms of residents.

The site is accessible via Provincial Routes 43 and 98, which connect it to National Route 12 in the north and Santa Ana de los Guácaras to the south. Visitors should be aware that the area is rural and paths for exploring the grounds may be unpaved.

The 1890 concession for the Ferrocarril Económico Correntino let Bolla's company use all the land in the area, not just the rail line. The settlement counted 296 inhabitants in the 2022 census, up 29.3% from 249 in 2010.