The weather got better today and Dante thought it would be a good day to go to Tigre which is a province of Buenos Aires and located on the delta of the Rio del Plata (River of Silver). It takes about 35 minutes by auto to get there and when we arrived about noon, we toured the town which has a mixture of upscale houses and lower class houses.
We took a catamaran tour of the delta for 20 pesos (about $7.00 US) and it lasts about 1.5 hours. There are beautiful houses on delta land but you have to access them by boat, either private or public, like a taxi. In town is where you have to get your supplies. There were a number of properties for sale but the prices are unknown. They are on stilts so there must be a water level problem at times. Danta says it was in the past and they corrected it but I am not certain how you fix a delta. :)
After the cruise, we walked the streets and looked at typical tourist goods. I bought two mate cups and bombillas for gifts. I'll write more of the custom of mate drinking on another entry.
We returned to BA and then walked around Palermo SOHO (South of Hollywood) to signify an upscale area with clothing, jewlry, etc. AFter a cappichino that took forever to receive, we went back to apartment and Dante went home to prepare for airport transfers tomorrow.
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