One hour north of BA is the Rio Parana: innumerable canals that weave through this area where 3,000 people live permanently and many more have their weekend houses here.
The former president owned a house here that has now been encased in glass and turned into a museum and the whole area has a feeling of faded glory to it. Most of the houses are made of wood and the upkeep is very expensive, so consequently a lot of them are in need of a few repairs.
Access between the houses is only possible by boat, the school bus is a boat as it the supermarket and the rubbish ‘truck’. We’re not sure what the residents do to pass the time, although by the inbred looks of some of them, maybe we shouldn’t ask.
Apart from the odd-looking residents, it’s a pretty place with rowing clubs anda colonial building that was formerly a night club for the elite but is now an art museum.
After our boat journey, it’s onto a train which stops at San Isidro and we have time for a quick
walk to the unremarkable market and cathedral before hopping back onto a bus for the ride back home.
An interesting day, if not the most exciting.
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