HISTORY:
Tigre (Tiger) is a town in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, situated 28 km (17 miles) north of Buenos Aires city. Tigre lies on the Parana Delta and is an important tourist and weekend attraction. The town sits on an island created by several small streams and rivers and was founded in 1820, after floods had destroyed other settlements in the area, then known as the Partido de las Conchas.
Tigre (Tiger) is a town in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, situated 28 km (17 miles) north of Buenos Aires city. Tigre lies on the Parana Delta and is an important tourist and weekend attraction. The town sits on an island created by several small streams and rivers and was founded in 1820, after floods had destroyed other settlements in the area, then known as the Partido de las Conchas.
The
area's name derives from the “tigres” or jaguars that were hunted
there. The area was first settled by
Europeans who came to farm the land, the port developed to serve the
Delta
and to bring fruit and wood upstream on the
Paraná river. The
“Puerto de Frutos” (fruit port) is now a crafts fair located in the old
fruit market by the riverside. The Naval Museum is also nearby. Antiques
shops, riverside restaurants and pubs, the casino and Parque de la
Costa, an amusement park and its renowned natural beauty make Tigre a
popular tourist destination throughout the year.
Tigre is also the starting point for a visit to the Parana Delta. For locals and tourists alike, vintage mahogany commuter launches and motorboats are the favourite way to travel through its web of inter-connecting
rivers and streams.
English-style rowing clubs, countless marinas, humble dwellings and elegant mansions from the "Belle Epoque”, such as the Tigre Club are to be seen, as well as small pensions and upscale lodges, restaurants, teahouses and simple picnic sites.
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