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This 168-hectare island is located in the Río de la Plata. It belongs to Argentina, but is less than 4 km from the Uruguayan shore.
Unlike other islands and islets in the Delta, Martín García Island is not formed by sediments carried by rivers but is a Precambrian rocky outcrop of the Brasilia Massif. It was discovered by Juan Díaz de Solís in 1516, and for years was the site of military bases and battles. Today it is a nature reserve and has no military use.
It has grocery shops, restaurants, inns and camping sites. It is an ideal place to walk around and get to know its tourist attractions. There are bodies of water, trails, a former prison where political figures of the country were and even an airfield.
How to get there:
- Some days of the week boats leave early in the morning from the port of Tigre. It is a 2 or 3 hour catamaran ride to the island. You can get a return ticket on the same day; or you can get a ticket to come back another day if you book to spend the night at the island's hostel or camping site.
- To get to the port of Tigre from the city of Buenos Aires by car, take the Panamerican Highway for 8.5 km and there you will find the access to Tigre on the right, along which you will drive another 8 km. From the end of this route it is 2 km to the place where the boats leave.
- You can also get to the port of Tigre by public transport. The Mitre train, Tigre branch, leaves from the city of Buenos Aires and arrives at Tigre station, which is only 400 metres away from where the catamarans leave for the island.
Unlike other islands and islets in the Delta, Martín García Island is not formed by sediments carried by rivers but is a Precambrian rocky outcrop of the Brasilia Massif. It was discovered by Juan Díaz de Solís in 1516, and for years was the site of military bases and battles. Today it is a nature reserve and has no military use.
It has grocery shops, restaurants, inns and camping sites. It is an ideal place to walk around and get to know its tourist attractions. There are bodies of water, trails, a former prison where political figures of the country were and even an airfield.
How to get there:
- Some days of the week boats leave early in the morning from the port of Tigre. It is a 2 or 3 hour catamaran ride to the island. You can get a return ticket on the same day; or you can get a ticket to come back another day if you book to spend the night at the island's hostel or camping site.
- To get to the port of Tigre from the city of Buenos Aires by car, take the Panamerican Highway for 8.5 km and there you will find the access to Tigre on the right, along which you will drive another 8 km. From the end of this route it is 2 km to the place where the boats leave.
- You can also get to the port of Tigre by public transport. The Mitre train, Tigre branch, leaves from the city of Buenos Aires and arrives at Tigre station, which is only 400 metres away from where the catamarans leave for the island.
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