La Balandra Balneario

Description: La Balandra is a river resort in Berisso, province of Buenos, Argentina. In Berisso, the meat packing industries such as Swift and Armour employed more than ten thousand workers from different ethnic groups, in particular, families from Yugoslavia and Poland. They used to spend their summer vacation in the nearby Paulina island. The river was clean, and the food and wine were cheap. There other such places along the riverside such as La Balandra. It still exists as a low budget alternative. Extent and format of original material.