Sarmiento-heavy weekend

What is precious enough to Argentine history to encase in glass? The summertime home of ex-president Sarmiento, found along rio Sarmiento in the Tigre delta. We passed this in the boat on the way to visit a friend who has a house next door to a school that Sarmiento founded--far far from any cars or roads. As the sun set, we sat on his private dock and exchanged pleasantries with the local grocer, handyman and lay-neighbors as they rowed or motored by. For a little more Sarmiento, back in the city, we took Avenida Sarmiento to get to a practice race in Parque Sarmiento, sponsored by Nike (which rhymes with "like" here).