Boats entering the port. ( 1850-1900).The Latin American Library
The trade that came to these South American countries is what kept them running and without it these trades their economy would take a hit. This ship here is entering the port of Buenos Aires which is in Argentina and it’s dropping off trade and goods. This image gives us an insight into how this port looked most of the time filled with ships.
These ships did not only have goods on them which is what it was mainly used for but there were also people on these ships. Everyday people that were coming there to try and find new lives for themself in this new distant land that had so much to offer.
The port of Buenos Aires was one of the lead drivers of Argentinas economy of the country looked at it as one of the best way to move trade. They knew this from very early as the port natural harbor but it lacked infrastructure so that was a set back that had to be dealt with. The port also had shallow water making it so that big ships couldn’t dock right on the port. Smaller ships would come and transport the goods and trade off the bigger boats into the harbor. This port launched Argentina into a very successful age of trade and export of this port changed the game for them.
The port also came with new immigrants as I mentioned who were looking to come here for jobs in these new found opportunities that came with the new port. With the economy being in such a great place this mean the jobs opportunities were endless. Many could work at the ports bring the new stuff in and many could work at companies that were associated with the trade. This helped them builds lives that they probably didn’t’t have from the places they came from and they lived better lives.
This port is still to this day a big part of Argentina. However at this time is was at it’s peak and it was one of the most important ports in South America when it came to the economy of a country down there.
