This afternoon I had a very nice (and long) walk to Puerto Madero and then into the Nature Preserve that has been established between Madero and the River Plata. From the hotel, the nearest corner of Puerto Madero is only about 6 blocks away. I walked the entire length of Madero, which must run about 2 miles. From there I crossed to the North and after several blocks of modern high rise buildings arrived at the Nature Preserve. It is primarily marshland with a number of developed trails around it, the perimeter trail being 7 to 8 miles in length. I did not do the full tour, but did walk about 5 miles of it. It was a very pretty place, not too crowded but enough people around that you felt very comfortable. The weather was nice. A bit windy, and cool, but very nice in the sunshine.
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| Near Madero, looking back towards the city |
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| Back towards the city |
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| The old warehouses at Peurto Madero, now converted to shops and restaurants, and condos on the floors above. |
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| One of 16 warehouse building that have been restored |
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| High Rises in Barrio Madero through the rigging of the Frigate President Sarmiento |
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| The Commerce Building |
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| The Customs Building |
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| Modern high rises in Barrio Madero |
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| In Barrio Madero, headed to the Preserve |
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| A fountain |
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| Barrio Madero |
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| Barrio Madero |
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| Between the high rises and the preserve was a street full of vendors and people |
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| Another monument, apparently dedicated to naked people |
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| Now in the Preserve, a large area of wetlands |
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| Looking across the wetlands towards Barrio Madero |
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| The trails were well developed and quite wide |
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| Flora and fauna |
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| A rickety boardwalk into the reeds |
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| The River Plata. It is about 30 miles across to Uruguay at this point. |
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| I called Mom from here to wish her a Happy Mother's Day (which it is in Argentina). |
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| Picnic area along the river |
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| A container ship leaving port |
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| Looking down into the bog |
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| Back at Puerto Madero |
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| An old wooden lock at Puerto Madero |
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| An abandoned rail line, now grass |
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| A well deserved Chopp (draft beer) at the end of a very long walk. |
