The districts concidered part of the North Section of Greater Buenos Aires find themselfs located to the north of the Federal Capital of Argentina. They all form part of the metropolitan area of the City of Buenos Aires, that is made up of the Federal Capital (City of Buenos Aires), The Northern Area, The Western Area, and the Southern Area of Greater Buenos Aires. At the moment, the districts in the North Area of Greater Buenos Aires have a lot of real estate construction and business. Everything ranging from closed neighborhoods and country houses to large expensive houses reflecing the high income of the people living in this part of Buenos Aires is what characterizes the Area. The Northern Districts contain many weekend residences, giving its districts a quiet feeling, with most of their activity taking place during the weekends, quite different from the City of Buenos Aires.
The Escobar area was fouded on October 8, 1959, made up of land formerly part of Pilar and Tigre. The town of Belen was designated as the districts center, and one year later the town was declared a city, its name changing to just Escobar. Belén de Escobar is made up by the following areas: Ingeniero Maschwitz, Escobar, Maquinista Savio, Matheu and Garin. Half way through the 20:th century the cultivation of fruits and vegetables were the main pillars of Escobar’s economy, and the district was also one of the main producers of flowers in the country....
The area of San Isidro is more that 300 years old. It was founded on October 14th, 1706. With time a town was formed surrounding the chapel by humble people working in their homes, fishing, or as small merchants. As time went on, the people of Buenos Aires, realizing the beauty of San Isidro, started buying real esate properties there and converting them into their summer residences, eventually becoming main homes. As a whole it is a very attractive area to the North of the city of Buenos Aires....
