The goal of this section is to recreate the history of the reserve through photos. I invite anyone having photos of the beginnings of Costanera to send them to this site to form a photo album. To see how the reserva has been taking shape, how it has been growing, how the landscape has been being modelled. Let’s remember that this a man-made space and “adopted” by nature, Its history dates back to only 1978 and oficially with the status of Reserve to 1986.
First photos were provided by Simón Tagtachian and Lic. Sergio Recio, first Operational Director of the Reserve (1993-2000), to whom I thank for their kindness.

Aerial photo which shows the limit of the city by 1940. The green area represents the present premises of the reserve. Source: mapa.buenosaires.gov.ar

Aerial photo which shows the beginning of the construction of the Administrative Center, the original purpose of the project. The construction began from Brasil entrance to Viamonte. Source: mapa.buenosaires.gov.ar

Source: www.skyscrapercity.com

The Plumerillos Path does not reach the meeting point yet and the Middle Path is in its beginnings Source: Municipalidad de Buenos Aires

The Alders Path already reached Viamonte Source: Municipalidad de Buenos Aires

First huts Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

First huts and signboards Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

View from the coast to Brasil entrance. Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

Leaving the meeting point towards Viamonte Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

Meeting point Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

Coast of the river from Brasil entrance Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

First building that replaced the huts Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

Truck donated by the Duke of Edinburgh during his visit to Buenos Aires to chair the WWF Annual Convention in 1992. Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

Building the present infrastructure. Visitors Center and other administrative facilities at Brasil entrance Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

Building the present infrastructure. Visitors Center and other administrative facilities at Brasil entrance Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

Building the present infrastructure. Visitors Center and other administrative facilities at Brasil entrance Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

Brasil entrance. At the back the construction of the present infrastructure Source: Lic. Sergio Recio

Source: Lic. Sergio Recio