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At a Glance
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| Famous For: | Horseback Riding, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Ecotourism Adventure |
| Capacity: | 24 |
| Open: | The estancia is closed from January 14 to March 2 |
| Altitude: | Sea level |
| Location: | Two hours from Buenos Aires on Samborombon Bay, where the Rio de la Plata meets the Atlantic Ocean |
| Reservations: | 54-9-11-4937-4326 |
| Rates: |
Adults: $ 150 USD per day, double occupancy USD
Children: $ 150 USD per day USD |
| Minimum Stay: | No minimum stay |
| Deposit: | Holding for adjusted figures |
| Payment: | Cash, bank deposit |
| Closest Airports: | Ezeiza International Airport, Buenos Aires., is 180 km |
| Transportation: | Bus (Rio de la Plata); vans to Veronica |
| Travel Agents: | NO |
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 BirdingCattle DrivesCattle RanchesOver 1000 Head Cross-Country JumpingCuisineGourmet International Ranch/Western Vegetarian |
English SaddleHorseback RidingInternational RidingLanguages Spoken English French Spanish Pets Welcome |
Remote Location Accessible by Helicopter Generates Own Power/Electricity Saddle Your Own HorseSwimming PoolNot Heated | |
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| LODGING |
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| Eleven rooms (eight in the main house) and three in the Casita, all furnished with comfortable country style and Portuguese antiques. The Casita rooms have unique views of the lake with flocks of herons, wild ducks, and swans. Swimming pool; dining room; library and reading room. Internet. |
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| RECREATION |
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| Horseback riding; hiking; swimming; mountain biking around dunes; crab flats and lakes. Boating; fishing. Photo safaris for wild life, deer, egrets and storks. Foxes, tortoises, vizcachas, nutrias and plovers are sighted. Wagon-rides., participation in estancia work; visiting the stables, watching horse training |
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| FOR CHILDREN |
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| Children from 2 to 8 years old pay 50 %, sharing room with parents. |
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| FOOD/LIQUOR |
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| Full board is included with the room rate: Four meals per day: breakfast, lunch, tea, and dinner. International cuisine and typical criollo food: barbecued meats, etc. |
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| HISTORY/HOSTS |
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| Named for British seaman Juan Geronimo White, the estancia has a history deriving dramatically from its location on Samborombon Bay, where it was routinely pillaged by smugglers and freebooters. Ernesto Tornquist, a prominent entrepreneur and founder of the Tornquist Bank and Plaza Hotel, bought the 10,364 hectare estancia in 1901. When Don Ernesto’s daughter Maria Luisa, an aficionado of Tudor architecture, married Benjamin Muniz Barreto, she commissioned British architect Cecil Collcut to build the period-style cottage and a teahouse where she played Bach bourrees on her clavichord. Collcut, otherwise known for his design of the British Embassy in Buenos Aires, also designed Juan Geronimo’s stables. Today the descendants of Maria Luisa and Don Benjamin Muniz Barreto are the proud estancieros of Joan Geronimo, bringing honor and luster to the estancia’s heritage and history with its colonial silver, paintings, antique Portuguese furniture and a priceless collection of engravings and books. |
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