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cobblestone streets around Plaza
Ruíz de Arellano. Just outside of
town, family-owned
estancias
raise cattle and horses. San
Antonio fills up for its annual Día
de la Tradición in November.
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Map A4 • www.sanantoniodeareco.com
Upriver on the Railroad
The Tren de la Costa (US$5 round
trip) runs between Bartólome
Mitre and Tigre. Take a 30-minute
ride from Retiro on the Mitre line
to Bartólome Mitre. A pedestrian
causeway connects to the train's
base, Estación Maipú. Between
Maipú and Tigre is San Isidro, a
riverside parkland, and quaint
stationhouses. The Tren de la
Costa ticket lasts a full day.
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Punta del Este
Come summer, Buenos
Aires' media turns breathless in
its coverage of illustrious holiday-
makers sunning, gambling, and
clubbing in Punta del Este,
Uruguay, the region's answer to
Miami Beach. The celebrity
scene, however, cannot compare
to Punta's natural beauty - white
sand dunes overlooked by
rugged bluffs. Budget airline Sol
makes the hour-long flight
multiple times daily from
Aeroparque Jorge Newbury
during high season, and
accommodations cover every
price bracket.
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Map C4
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Pinamar
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Tigre
The region's shortest and
most modern train, the Tren de la
Costa
(see also p60)
terminates
at Tigre, the former agricultural
hub and
porteño
playground at
the confluence of the Luján and
Tigre rivers. Palatial rowing clubs
and boathouses line Paseo
Victorica, where teak-hulled
boats offer excursions under the
delta's willows and coniferous
species. The port itself counts an
amusement park, casino, and an
artisans' market.
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Map B4
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San Antonio de Areco
Perched on a forested point,
Pinamar is named for the
incongruous pine groves planted
by the resort town's founding
family. For
porteños
, Pinamar is
synonymous with golf, which has
in turn brought more families
into this previously posh beach
Just 68 miles (110 km) south-
west of Buenos Aires, this
unspoilt cowboy town boasts a
historic center. Buildings from
the 18th and 19th centuries and
wrought-iron lamps line the
A boat trip down the scenic Tigre River
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