Béccar

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Coordinates: 34°28′S 58°31′W / -34.467, -58.517
Béccar
Dog walking on vintage stone paths with brick walls in linden tree-lined aristocratic Béccar.
Béccar Location in Greater Buenos Aires
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	San Isidro
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Population (2001 census [INDEC])
- Total	58,811
CPA Base	B 1643
Area code(s)	+54 11

Béccar is a middle and upscale residential neighbourhood located 17 km (11 miles) north of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is part of the partido of San Isidro in Gran Buenos Aires. It is situated close to the historic town of San Isidro and its characterized by tree lined streets and plazas, red tiled roofed European style chalets, high-rise apartment buildings that line the Avenida Centenario zone and by being close to the coast of Rio de la Plata river and yacht clubs in spite of that a burdensome large shanty town (Villa La Cava) also dots the area, nevertheless, there are plans of reconquering this area into the urban fabric. Beccar is served by a 10 minute walk to scenic Tren de la Costa light rail line at Punta Chica station and the TBA commuter railway (ex MITRE) at Béccar station with easy access to Buenos Aires city centre and the weekend retreat of the Village of Tigre.

The community was conceived in the early '30s by a young German immigrant entrepreneur, Dr. Erich Zeyen, who together with an associate friend, Dr. Germán Wernicke, created a building firm, FINCA Sociedad Anónima Argentina de Ahorro (Joint Stock Company of Argentina). Soon the small company began to acquire importance and built their first planned community, «FINCA Béccar» north from Buenos Aires^[1].