The origin of the park dates back to 1907 when Anchorena, in the company of his friend Jorge Newbery, flew over the Río de la Plata in a hot air balloon called "El Pampero", the first to fly. Anchorena was amazed and wanted to buy land in the north of the department, but since they were not available for sale, his mother bought him 11,000 hectares in the area of the mouth of the San Juan River, which Anchorena had seen from the globe. In 1927 the "Anchorena Tower", which measures 75 meters, was inaugurated, in tribute to the explorer
Sebastián Cabot. At its base, Anchorena ordered the construction of a tomb where his remains lie, as he stated in his will. Among more than 200 tree and shrub species -from all corners of the planet- they stand out for the remarkable development of their specimens, various species of oak, cork, araucaria, bald cypress, Japanese maples and more than 60 species of eucalyptus, which they are part of one of the most important collections in the country. In addition, native and exotic species coexist in the park. Among the first, birds stand out, represented by more than 75 species. Among the exotic species, the
Chital, originally from
India, that Anchorena introduced in our country in the 1920s is especially attractive. The Axis, considered the most beautiful of the cervids in the world, abounds in the Park. == Residence ==