!!!Tigres, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Photos by [Stanislav Sedov|http://rccam.livejournal.com],
member of the [AirPano Team|Geography/About/Consortium/AirPano,_Team] that is a member of the [global-geography Consortium|Geography/About/Consortium]. \\

December 2014

with kind permission of [AirPano|http://www.AirPano.com]

The Paraná River is running through the territory of three Latin
countries: Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina; its name comes from the
local language meaning "as big as the sea". On its way, it forms the
delta that covers 14,000 sq km. The world-famous Iguazu Falls are
located here, as well as many others settlements, and the town of Tigre
is one of them.

The town was founded in 1820 after the destruction of many other
settlements in this area as a result of the flood. People have lived
here since the most ancient times, and tigers and jaguars were hunted in
this area, that's where the name comes from.

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Nowadays the population of Tigre do not exceed 381,000, but this figure
is rarely counted separately: as many other towns around Buenos Aires,
Tigre is a part of the Buenos Aires urban agglomeration, uniting over 13
million people living on the territory of 6,000 sq km.

At the same time, Tigre is significantly different from other suburbs of
Buenos Aires. It is the main port to the Paraná Delta, and its
geographical position is truly unique. Having been built on both sides
of the same "tiger" river, this town is located on both the Big Land
with highways and cars and on islands, where people use boats, ranging
from catamarans to yachts, as transport.

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The proximity to Buenos Aires makes Tigre an important tourist and
weekend destination. For both locals and guests of the town, there is
Parque de la Costa, a huge amusement park. Among other sights, there is
the casino, yachts clubs and several museums, dedicated to arts,
military, and the museum of the traditional Argentinian beverage Mate.

But the most interesting feature of the town is its buildings on the
water. There are both ordinary houses and masterpieces of architecture
among them, including the buildings of Belle Époque. Have a tour to this
Latin Venice!

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[3 panoramas of Tigres, Argentina|Geography/America/Argentina/Pictures/Tigres]

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