The origin of Las Cañitas
According to an urban legend, at the beginning of the 20th century, in a neighborhood of the City of Buenos Aires there was a small grocery store where drivers used to stop to rest from their long trips and have a drink.
One cold winter night, they say, something unexpected happened. At the exit of the premises, a car driver saw a young girl who asked to be brought closer to the city, where she lived during the week, for work reasons. Seeing the need of this young woman, one of her drivers decided to assist her and take her to her home.
In gratitude for the help she received from her, the young woman invited the man to try a drink of a strange liquor that he carried with her. His appearance was strange and of a particular color, so the driver looked at the bottle suspiciously. Faced with such a situation, the girl quickly argued that it was a homemade drink made with a family recipe, so the man accepted such a delicate invitation. She got off at her destination and the lord continued his journey. Within a few minutes, he began to feel dizzy and nauseous. He stopped his march, decided to rest, recover and get some air ..., they say that was the last time they heard from him.
A few days later, the police found his belongings abandoned next to his car on the side of the road, but the strangest thing was that they were surrounded by some unusual tall, cylindrical stems ... It could be said that they were the same height as the missing driver.
It was a new species of plant, unknown to the inhabitants, and that formed an oasis in that place. An oasis that, strangely, did not stop expanding.
They say that wealthy local people surrounded the property to turn it into a private farm, and over time it became known and popular for its large cane plantations.
It is for this reason and for the particular way in which the events happened, that this neighborhood was called Las Cañitas.
