Waterways, Forested Islands, Rowing & Sailing Clubs are located at Tigre - named after the jaguars (
Tigres) that were hunted there in earlier times.
Located on an island formed from flooding of streams and rivers in 1820 , Tigre is a tourist and weekend attraction and is only 30Km North of Buenos Aires and makes a great reprieve for urban life.. It now has a permanent local community.
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| Some homes are basic |
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| Others are more well appointed |
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| Mock Tudor Dwellings |
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| Boat on Tigre departs from the main Rail station |
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| Local Church |
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| This house inside a glass box belonged to Domingo Sarmiento. He was president of Argentina 1868-74 and a rural teacher, known of "Father of the Classroom" He was an early inhabitant of the delta and encouraged settlement in the area. |
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| Fun Fair |
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| The Century-old Museo de Arte |
We had lunch at Villa Ocampo, San Isidro on the road back to Buenos Aires. It was a famous meeting place for writers from the 1930's and houses many valuable works of art, furniture, photographs, letters and papers and now owned by UNESCO. The house and grounds have been fully restored.
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| Built by her father in 1891, this was the home of Victoria Ocampo (1890-1979), a famous writer in South America and founder of Sur magazine |
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