Among the great variety of activities to do, the most chosen by those who like life outdoors is the San Nicolas Eco Park, which offers different alternatives for nicoleños and also for tourists to connect with nature and live a moment of relaxation and recreation. The landscapes, flora and fauna make up a unique natural environment that allows you to discover San Nicolás in a different way.
A space to explore on foot or by bicycle and become part of nature. With the sun as the premise of what can be an ideal day to live as a family or as a couple. In addition, as part of the pre-entry to the Eco Park, the district has during the weekends a lot of free activities to use.
On Saturday mornings, as well as on Sundays, it is common to see older adults as well as children using the stationary bicycles that are located in front of the lagoon, as well as an offer that includes the possibility of practicing teqball, spikeball, soccer tennis and more.
Sure, not all options linked to physical activity. There are those who bring their blankets to perform a picnic with mate, lagoon and green as the perfect setting.
In San Nicolás everything happens. And it also seduces. Tranquility is the constant. Everything that happens around the park is part of a postcard.
It is enough to put on your sunglasses to enjoy those people who also carry out activities in the lagoon such as SUP and kayaks, as well as pedal boats with completely accessible prices to also take the initiative and be able to enjoy to the fullest. In addition, you can also practice wakeboarding.
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Those who make the decision to tackle physical activity only have a dazzling day ahead of them. The Descubrí Station, where there is also a public service point to receive all pertinent information, is the starting point for excitement.
In addition to trying the water activities mentioned, there is also the opportunity to take classes and learn to get on the paddle boards. SUP (Stand up Paddle) through teachers who are part of the team that represents Argentina in international competitions.
Due to the advantage that it can be practiced in all kinds of aquatic environments: oceans, lakes, rivers, bays and even swimming pools, if they are large enough, it is a sport where the whole body is worked, especially the central part, and it can be practiced by people of all ages and all levels of experience, since in a short time enough skill is acquired to navigate without problems. In fact, there is enough room and stability on the board to even carry a child or pet on board. The school Be Waterwithout a doubt, is the ideal place to start in the world of water sports.
In the Renton Park, a sports complex located in the heart of the city of San Nicolás, suitable for all levels and with large outdoor recreation spaces that allow you to develop various sports activities, connect with nature and enjoy yourself on the beach. The space offers accommodation in fully equipped cabins for four people with the facility of being able to go out to practice wakeboarding, a water sport in which you slide over the water on top of a board being dragged, in this case, through a system of pulleys. (ski rope). It is a combination of water skiing and snowboarding, and gets its name from the wake (“wake” in English) created by the drag boat that allows for a large number of jumps and stunts.
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Once inside the Eco Park the experience is unique. It is a 5-kilometer aerobic circuit with paths that border different lagoons, copying the curves of the stream Jaguar. It is one more proposal of this Buenos Aires city, recognized for its rich history and the Sanctuary of the Virgin, which position it for weekend getaway tourism.
According to the community chief, Manuel Passaglia, “The idea of the Eco Park arose because we believe that it has to be a space for coexistence between people and nature where respect for the environment can be promoted through the experience of a walk surrounded by water and privileged landscapes.”
It should be remembered that the Eco Park is open every day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and cars and motorcycles can only travel from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., since on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays the circulation is for the exclusive use of pedestrians and bicycles.
Along the way, the informative signage accompanies all those who want to be interested in the different species and learn about the peculiarities that coexist between the coast and the ravine.
Upon reaching a second lagoon, a walkway that crosses it allows you to walk surrounded by floating vegetation and birds. It is, above all, the time to enjoy the ride.
Another of the great spaces to enjoy has to do with a large wooden bench that invites you to see the landscape during sunset, becoming an excellent point of rest.
The path continues to the emerald lagoon, the largest water mirror. The place to calm the soul.
When the walk ends, the city awaits with a renewed gastronomic offer, distributed in the central streets and its surroundings, and with outstanding cultural options. Villa Roca, Pellegrini 72, is the ideal place for a different dinner surrounded by a unique atmosphere and first class service. Another option to eat in quantity and with a good variety of dishes is Comedor Bartolomé, at Miter 90, in front of the main square. Ideal for eating out.
For lunch, you don’t have to go too far. All nicoleños agree: El Muelle, in Juan Manuel de Rosas 188, to taste the best fish or all kinds of snacks and pasta.
But the adventure does not end there. The lands of the district of San Nicolás were called “Payment of the Streams”, by the existence of the Seco, Medio and Ramallo streams. According to history, the city was founded by Rafael de Aguiar on April 14, 1748, although its existence was a few years earlier due to the fact that a thousand people already lived on those lands. The name of the party and city responds to Aguiar’s devotion to San Nicolás, the saint of Bari, and to the geographical seat: the primitive “Pago de los Arroyos”.
That is why the tour also allows to know part of the history. To then enter what is known as religious tourism. It should be remembered that every September 25, since 1983, faithful and devotees of the Virgen del Rosario de San Nicolás gather in the city’s basilica to participate in a new anniversary of the Marian apparition. The Virgin, according to testimonies and Vatican studies, manifested herself for the first time before Gladys Quiroga de Motta. It was in the year of the return of democracy to our country when the woman was in her room, praying, with a rosary in her hands, and a virgin appeared to her and made a gesture as if to give her something of hers.
San Nicolás is, in other words, the closest opportunity to experience a weekend full of nature, history, peace and sports.
Source: Ambito
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