Tigre

Tigre is on the Paraná Delta, which empties into the Río de la Plata. The river splits into many smaller channels creating a network of islands and wetlands covering 14,000 km².

 

a popular place for rowing

Tigre is an easy train ride from Belgrano (45mins), the train had plenty of room for bikes, standing and sitting on the floor but not many actual seats, especially on the way there.  However it was quite an interesting journey through the various neighbourhoods (barrios) of Buenos Aires, residential houses surrounded by tall metal fences.

I took a 1 hour river trip on the Santa Maria, a fairly small tour boat but it actually got up quite a speed at times, such that at one point the wash from another boat came in through the window and giving me a drenching.

Along the bank of the river there were many weekend houses, which can only be reached by boat, they came in many different styles. The guide was in Spanish so all I understood was a la derecha / a la izquierda. There were not many unspoilt areas on this short river tour, but I will be back.

Back in Tigre, I had a walk along the riverbank, there were areas shaded by climbing plants and some interesting epiphytes growing on the Ceibo trees.

Epiphytic fern 

I walked round “Puerto de Frutos” a craft fair selling a range of locally produced goods such as leather and wooden products and yerba mate vessels.