Argentina Guide
The Litoral and the Gran Chaco
Parque de la Independencia
Dissected by various avenues and containing several museums, a football stadium – Newell's Old Boys, known affectionately as "El Coloso" – and a racetrack, the Parque de la Independencia feels like a neighbourhood in itself. The park was inaugurated in 1902 and is an attractively landscaped space with shady walkways and beautifully laid-out gardens such as the formal Jardín Francés, just west of the main entrance on Bulevar Oroño. Just south of the entrance there is a large lake which is the setting for a rather kitsch but not unattractive spectacle every evening known as the Aguas Danzantes (literally the "dancing waters"), a synchronized fountain display complete with coloured lights and music (Thurs & Sun 7.30–10pm, Fri & Sat 4.30–11pm).