Dublin2BuenosAires points out a particular element of Tigre living that, in fact, I actually have already considered: Fortunately for me, regular commuting for work or other purposes will not be required, so to- and from-train station distances aren't any real concern for me, I don't think. I am also aware of the considerable numbers of developments of gated communities in that region, most of which actually are private homes, to a fair extent - as far as I can tell, anyways. I expect to be in an apartment building and it won't be too far from the station.
Syngirl points out the flooding: I actually read the complete Columbia University report which was presented to the Greater Buenos Aires Province on the subject of Tigre flooding, and so I am acutely aware of the nature of the built-up flood controls created specifically to enhance and safeguard gated-community living and, which, therefore tend to flood the other spots around town as a result. Noting right away that this is a marshland delta region, my very first thoughts were of floods and mosquitoes, so I went looking for info on those very things right away. I admit I'm not much looking forward to the flooding. Yes: The 'savings' over some in-town districts is not much, if anything at all... except in (as you point out) harder-to-reach (requiring a car) regions of that community (mostly, it seems, north-by-northwest of the main downtown district). However, there are some hoops that non-DNI-carrying foreigners have to jump through (rentista guarantia) and a friend has essentially made what I am doing possible, there, instead. Hence, my search to see how practical this all is for me.
My impression of Tigre at night is not yet all that well-developed (I've been doing research on the area for many months, now) but the impression which I get is that it doesn't have much commerce or reason for folks being out-and-about, after dark (it's primarily a river-based tourist economy other than mostly local businesses in support of residents, I gather) so that might well be the reason why there's nothing really happening and that there's a general sense of it not being very inviting at all, at those later hours. Would that seem correct?
Thanks, again, all -
Paul
Syngirl points out the flooding: I actually read the complete Columbia University report which was presented to the Greater Buenos Aires Province on the subject of Tigre flooding, and so I am acutely aware of the nature of the built-up flood controls created specifically to enhance and safeguard gated-community living and, which, therefore tend to flood the other spots around town as a result. Noting right away that this is a marshland delta region, my very first thoughts were of floods and mosquitoes, so I went looking for info on those very things right away. I admit I'm not much looking forward to the flooding. Yes: The 'savings' over some in-town districts is not much, if anything at all... except in (as you point out) harder-to-reach (requiring a car) regions of that community (mostly, it seems, north-by-northwest of the main downtown district). However, there are some hoops that non-DNI-carrying foreigners have to jump through (rentista guarantia) and a friend has essentially made what I am doing possible, there, instead. Hence, my search to see how practical this all is for me.
My impression of Tigre at night is not yet all that well-developed (I've been doing research on the area for many months, now) but the impression which I get is that it doesn't have much commerce or reason for folks being out-and-about, after dark (it's primarily a river-based tourist economy other than mostly local businesses in support of residents, I gather) so that might well be the reason why there's nothing really happening and that there's a general sense of it not being very inviting at all, at those later hours. Would that seem correct?
Thanks, again, all -
Paul
