[1] The Anchorena Park is the result of the legacy of the Argentine aristocrat Aarón de Anchorena who gave about 1,369 hectares of his stay from the Barra del Río San Juan to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, with the specific purpose of being dedicated to a park for conservation, tourism and educational "for the welfare and comfort of the population" and for rest residence for Uruguayan presidents.

[2] 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.

In his legacy he demanded that the ranch function as a park for educational purposes and environmental preservation.

[3][4] In 1927 the "Anchorena Tower", which measures 75 meters, was inaugurated, in tribute to the explorer Sebastián Cabot.

Among the exotic species, the Chital, originally from India, that Anchorena introduced in our country in the 1920s is especially attractive.