La Costanera Sur has been returned to its original splendor of the 1930s. Until the 1960s, people went here to bath in the river, but because of the polution, it was prohibited. Across the river is an ecological reserve which was opened in 1980. The renovation took five years at a cost $5 million.
Replicas of street lights of France in the 1930s illuminate this walkway of 3 kilometers. There are three confiterias (between Av. Costanera Dr. Tristan Achaval Rodriguez & Av. Calabria) with the names of the originals: Brisas del Plata, La Perla y La Alameda. An outdoor arena (at Bulevar Rosario Penaloza y Av. Calabria) for free shows has a capacity for 2,500 persons. This would be a nice place to go with your tango partner on a summer evening. You could hire a Remise for a few hours and bring along a cassette player and tapes. La Costanera Sur reminded me of walks along the Seine in Paris.
