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Beyond <strong>Buenos</strong> <strong>Aires</strong><br />
96<br />
Upriver on the Railroad<br />
The Tren de la Costa (US$5 round<br />
trip) runs between Bartólome<br />
Mitre and Tigre. Take a 30-minute<br />
ride from Retiro on the Mitre line<br />
to Bartólome Mitre. A pedestrian<br />
causeway connects to the train’s<br />
base, Estación Maipú. Between<br />
Maipú and Tigre is San Isidro, a<br />
riverside parkland, and quaint<br />
stationhouses. The Tren de la<br />
Costa ticket lasts a full day.<br />
% Tigre<br />
The region’s shortest and<br />
most modern train, the Tren de la<br />
Costa (see also p60) terminates<br />
at Tigre, the former agricultural<br />
hub and porteño playground at<br />
the confluence of the Luján and<br />
Tigre rivers. Palatial rowing clubs<br />
and boathouses line Paseo<br />
Victorica, where teak-hulled<br />
boats offer excursions under the<br />
delta’s willows and coniferous<br />
species. The port itself counts an<br />
amusement park, casino, and an<br />
artisans’ market. d Map B4<br />
San Antonio de Areco<br />
^ Just 68 miles (1<strong>10</strong> km) southwest<br />
of <strong>Buenos</strong> <strong>Aires</strong>, this<br />
unspoilt cowboy town boasts a<br />
historic center. Buildings from<br />
the 18th and 19th centuries and<br />
wrought-iron lamps line the<br />
A boat trip down the scenic Tigre River<br />
cobblestone streets around Plaza<br />
Ruíz de Arellano. Just outside of<br />
town, family-owned estancias<br />
raise cattle and horses. San<br />
Antonio fills up for its annual Día<br />
de la Tradición in November. d<br />
Map A4 • www.sanantoniodeareco.com<br />
Punta del Este & Come summer, <strong>Buenos</strong><br />
<strong>Aires</strong>’ media turns breathless in<br />
its coverage of illustrious holidaymakers<br />
sunning, gambling, and<br />
clubbing in Punta del Este,<br />
Uruguay, the region’s answer to<br />
Miami Beach. The celebrity<br />
scene, however, cannot compare<br />
to Punta’s natural beauty – white<br />
sand dunes overlooked by<br />
rugged bluffs. Budget airline Sol<br />
makes the hour-long flight<br />
multiple times daily from<br />
Aeroparque Jorge Newbury<br />
during high season, and<br />
accommodations cover every<br />
price bracket. d Map C4<br />
* Pinamar<br />
Perched on a forested point,<br />
Pinamar is named for the<br />
incongruous pine groves planted<br />
by the resort town’s founding<br />
family. For porteños, Pinamar is<br />
synonymous with golf, which has<br />
in turn brought more families<br />
into this previously posh beach
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