Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve
Walk around the largest green area in Buenos Aires: one of the greatest urban natural reserves in Latin America.
Can you imagine 350 hectares of nature just a stone’s throw away from downtown? In Buenos Aires, streets become trails, and skyscrapers yield their place to lagoons and swamps, reeds and grasses, willow and alder forests. On the Río de la Plata coast, the Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, declared an Important Bird Area and a Ramsar site due to its value as a wetland, is waiting for you.
Did you know that here you can spot over 2,000 flora and fauna species? Come across birds and mammals, insects and plants. Discover more than 300 bird species that fly in its sky. Behold the national Argentine flower: the cockspur coral tree, or ceibo. Visit this place chosen by thousands of Buenos Aires locals to walk, do physical activity and watch nature facing the river. The ecological reserve is waiting for you.
Geographic location: City of Buenos Aires.
How to get there: By plane, to Ministro Pistarini (EZE) International Airport, Aeroparque Jorge Newbery domestic airport, and El Palomar Airport. By water, to Quinquela Martin Cruise ship Terminal or Puerto Madero Terminal. By land, there are buses coming to the Retiro and Liniers Bus Terminals. By train, long-distance trains arrive at Retiro and Constitución Terminals.
Area: 350 hectares.
Climate: Warm and humid, with warm summer and cool winter temperatures.
Recommended length of stay: 1 to 2 days.
What to do: Biking, hiking, running, wildlife watching.