The old bank
Once the river shore.
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Parque Lezama is a traditional public park on the edge of San Telmo near La Boca, with tree-shaded walks, an amphitheatre for shows, and a steep slope dropping to the east. In the nineteenth century that slope was the bank of the Río de la Plata itself, before landfill pushed the shore away. Some historians place Pedro de Mendoza's first founding of Buenos Aires, in 1536, on this spot, though the question is still debated. Many owners held the land before it became a public park, and since 1897 the mansion of its last owner has housed the National Historical Museum, telling Argentina's story from colonial times to independence and after. The park is free and open, popular with locals for walks and benches, and a good break between San Telmo and Caminito. At weekends craft stalls set up around it.
Once the river shore.
Argentina's story.
A quiet break.
Between Defensa, Brasil and Avenida Martín García, on the San Telmo-La Boca edge
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