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Farther Afield

Located around the capital are a number of interesting
towns and suburbs that offer a variety of activi ties. Gaucho
traditions thrive at the Feria de Mataderos, a weekly crafts
and bric-a-brac market in the colorful barrio of Mataderos.
Beyond this is the riverside town of Tigre, whose Paraná
Delta is a hugely popular attraction. The jungle-clad delta
houses a complex river system teeming with flora and
birdlife. Río de la Plata can easily be crossed by ferry to Leather belts sold at the popular artisanal
explore Argentina’s Isla Martín García or the UNESCO Feria de Mataderos
World Heritage Site of Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay.
folkloric style from the Litoral
region. Audience participation
Beyond Buenos is actively encouraged. The Feria
Aires de Mataderos attracts a few folk
URUGUAY musicians of international
renown, such as Victor Heredia
6
and Chango Spasiuk.
9
Tigre
• • Río de
8 Pilar la Plata 2 Tigre and the
24 Delta
8 BUENOS
7 Road map C3. 17 miles (27 km) N of
AIRES
Buenos Aires. * 301,000. £ @ 60.
Morón • ( daily. ∑ tigre.gov.ar
Lanús • •Quilmes
6 40 Ministro Founded in 1820, Tigre was
Pistarini Lomas de • Berazátegui
• Zamora named for the jaguars hunted
0 kilometers 20 1 in the area by the first European
0 miles 20 53 • Ensenada settlers. Its location at the neck
of the Paraná Delta made it
an important port city, and for
Key Sights at a Glance decades its quaysides were piled
Expressway with timber and fruit shipped
1 Feria de Mataderos
Major road 2 Tigre and the Delta in from upriver farms and from
Minor road 3 Isla Martín García the islands of the delta itself.
Tigre’s port, Puerto de Frutos,
4 Colonia del Sacramento holds a daily craft fair which
draws thousands of tourists and
1 Feria de Visitors can also sample tradi- locals. The city also has quiet,
Mataderos tional regional delicacies such leafy, cobble stoned streets
as locro (stew), tamales (steamed flanked by elegant neo -colonial
Road map C3. Lisandro de la Torre & meat parcels), and empanadas mansions. The most impressive
Ave de los Corrales, Barrio de (stuffed pastry). Skillful gaucho of them is the imposing Club
Mataderos. Tel (011) 4342-9629 (Mon– equestrian feats are performed de la Marina, built in 1876.
Fri), (011) 4687-5602 (Sat). @ 55, 63, and a variety of folk music is Charming though Tigre is, its
80, 92, 103, 117, 126, 141, 155, 180. played, including the lively main appeal is as a jumping-off
Open Feb: 6pm–1am Sat; Mar–Jan:
11am–8pm Sun. chamamé, an accordion-based point for river trips into the
∑ feriademataderos.com.ar
Buenos Aires’s weekly Feria
de Mataderos is a day-long
artisans’ fair, street party, and
gaucho hoedown combined
into one. The idea behind the
event is to showcase 300 local
arts and crafts from Argentina’s
interior provinces. There is a
wide array of items to pick up,
including hand crafted mate
gourds from Misiones and
ponchos from Catamarca. Ferry used to transport visitors in Tigre
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