The Vicente López reserve is in the La Lucila neighborhood of the Vicente López district, in the sector between Paraná and Darwin streets, and from Eduardo Ramseyer and the train tracks to the river.
On its two hectares of surface, the visitor can observe a varied set of species of animals and plants native to the riverbank of the River Plate. It has an environmental interpretation center to facilitate education.
Being an urban nature reserve, its main roles are environmental education and interpretation, conservation of biological resources, scientific research, citizen participation and, finally, the recreation of the population.
The climate of the area is maritime subtropical, thanks to the moderating action of the great river, formed with waters coming from inter-tropical latitudes. The average annual temperature is 17,6 ºC, and annual rainfall totals around 1150 mm, being distributed especially between the warm months. In winter there are usually mild frosts. Part of the reserve is flooded in the Southeast, although its entry (and exit) is artificially controlled. The water remains on the surface of the sauzal for only a few hours, acts as when it contributes extra to the precipitation, and maintains the subsoil with fresh water always available for the roots of the woody plants. The Vicente López reserve is in the La Lucila neighborhood of the Vicente López district, in the sector between Paraná and Darwin streets, and from Eduardo Ramseyer and the train tracks to the river.
On its two hectares of surface, the visitor can observe a varied set of species of animals and plants native to the riverbank of the River Plate. It has an environmental interpretation center to facilitate education.
Being an urban nature reserve, its main roles are environmental education and interpretation, conservation of biological resources, scientific research, citizen participation and, finally, the recreation of the population.
The climate of the area is maritime subtropical, thanks to the moderating action of the great river, formed with waters coming from inter-tropical latitudes. The average annual temperature is 17,6 ºC, and annual rainfall totals around 1150 mm, being distributed especially between the warm months. In winter there are usually mild frosts. Part of the reserve is flooded in the Southeast, although its entry (and exit) is artificially controlled. The water remains on the surface of the sauzal for only a few hours, acts as when it contributes extra to the precipitation, and maintains the subsoil with fresh water always available for the roots of the woody plants.