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tribesmen, it was a gift from the Canadian gov-
ernment.
Exploring Puerto Madero
Until recently, Puerto Madero was little more
than a wasteland of decaying warehouses and
docks, abandoned far longer than it had been
operational. Built in the late 19th century, it
was not large enough, nor were its channels
deep enough, to handle the increasing demands
of modern commerce. Obsolete after only two
decades, Puerto Madero was replaced by the
Puerto Nuevo
, Argentina's principal port and
one of the largest in the world.
Did You Know?
Ironically, Puerto Madero had been
built to replace the city's original port
on the Riachuelo, which, like its re-
placement, was not deep or large
enough to meet the demands of Argen-
tina's growing commerce with other
parts of the world.
Other Argentine ports include Rosario and
Santa Fe, both of which are on the Rio Paraná,
and Bahia Blanca, an ocean port and the coun-
try's only deep water port.
Starting shortly after Puerto Madero closed,
and continuing until the end of the 1980s,
numerous plans were presented to redevelop
the abandoned port. However it was not until
1989 with the creation of the
Corporación
