Pine paths
Shade and calm.
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Parque Miguel Lillo is a broad forest of about 640 hectares running along Necochea's Atlantic beach, the city's green lung and one of its best-known sights. It began in 1948 as a dune nursery, where more than a million trees, mostly conifers with some eucalyptus, were planted to fix the «flying sand» the wind used to blow into the city. It is named after the botanist Miguel Lillo, a pioneer of scientific research in Argentina. Among its tall trees run shady paths for walking, running and cycling, picnic areas and an old country house, reaching the dunes and beach. Entry is free. The park is a pleasant refuge on hot beach days, loveliest early in the morning.
Shade and calm.
In the forest.
At the edge.
Parallel to the coast south of Villa Díaz Vélez, Necochea, Buenos Aires province
To fix the drifting sand the wind blew into town; over a million trees were planted from 1948.