 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 |
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 The Plumerillos Path does not reach the meeting point yet and the Middle Path is in its beginningsSource: Municipalidad de Buenos Aires |
 The Alders Path already reached ViamonteSource: Municipalidad de Buenos Aires |
 First hutsSource: Lic. Sergio Recio |
 First huts and signboards Source: Lic. Sergio Recio |
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 View from the coast to Brasil entrance. Source: Lic. Sergio Recio |
 Leaving the meeting point towards ViamonteSource: Lic. Sergio Recio |
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 Meeting pointSource: Lic. Sergio Recio |
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 Coast of the river from Brasil entranceSource: Lic. Sergio Recio |
 First building that replaced the hutsSource: 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 entranceSource: Lic. Sergio Recio |
 Building the present infrastructure. Visitors Center and other administrative facilities at Brasil entranceSource: Lic. Sergio Recio |
 Building the present infrastructure. Visitors Center and other administrative facilities at Brasil entranceSource: Lic. Sergio Recio |
 Brasil entrance. At the back the construction of the present infrastructureSource: Lic. Sergio Recio |
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History in photos
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.