Foto of the Week — Patricios Guard the Cabildo

Soldiers from the the 1st Infantry Patricios Regiment guard the Buenos Aires Cabildo. The Regimiento de Patricios is the oldest branch of the Argentine military. The force was formed in 1806 — ten years before Argentina gained independence — to protect the city against British invaders. The Patricios are considered one of the most prestige [...]

Chinese New Year Celebrations 2012

Buenos Aires’ Chinatown is gearing up to ring in the new year beginning this Saturday, January 21st and continuing through the weekend. The streets of Barrio Chino will be blocked off to automobile traffic and lined with stands featuring a wide variety of economical Asian street food, calligraphy demonstrations and exotic plants for sale. The festivities [...]

Foto of the Week: New Year’s Eve Litter Tradition

Littering — it’s a Buenos Aires tradition. On the last work day of the year employees downtown toss the pages of the previous year’s agenda out their office windows, so that the pages fall like summer snowflakes onto the streets. Buenos Aires’ downtown streets are covered with agenda pages of the previous year.     [...]

Gijón — Authentic Spanish Fare in Monserrat

If you’re looking for Spanish food in a unpretentious bodegón de barrio try Gijón in the oft overlooked the Monserrat neighborhood, right next door to San Telmo. With brash lighting, a boisterous family atmosphere and borderline rude but efficient Galician waiters (including the owner, José), Gijón delivers good food, cheap house wine and abundant portions. [...]

Brunch in Baires — A Plea…Heeded

Sundays in Buenos Aires are sacred days reserved for food, family and fun. Locals linger at asados, drink mate in the park or stroll along the Costanera Sur. Although just a few years ago ‘brunch’ was a foreign concept in Argentina, the meal where breakfast and lunch collide has finally made it to Buenos Aires [...]

Online Reservations: Victoria Hotel

Book the Victoria Hotel online! Room prices With private bathroom: Single room -AR$ 80/night Double room -AR$ 110/night Triple room -AR$ 140/night   With shared bathroom: Single room -AR$ 50/night Double room -AR$ 80/night Triple room -AR$ 110/night Quadruple room: AR$ 120/night   The Victoria fills up fast — please make your reservation one week [...]

Foto of the Week: 9 de Julio and the Obelisk

A wide angle view of Buenos Aires’ most prominent monument, El Obelisco and its most famous thoroughfare, 9 de Julio, a nine lane, 140 meter wide avenue which Argentines claim is the widest avenue in the world, although that is debatable.

Foto of the Week: Woman and Baby in Villa 20

A woman walks with her baby along the main strip in Villa 20, one of the largest slum neighborhoods in Buenos Aires. The majority of the residents here are foreigners from neighboring countries, although there is also a sizable population of Northern Argentinians. Most residents do not receive municipal services such electricity, water or gas [...]

Getting to Iguazu Falls

Most people traveling to Iguazu stop off in Rio de Janeiro or Buenos Aires before heading to the falls, either by bus or air. If you don’t want to deal with the airport twice you could also fly straight into Iguazu, although you will still touch down in Buenos Aires or Rio on your way. [...]

Foto of the Week: Homeless, BA Style

The number of people who live in Buenos Aires’ streets is surprisingly low for a city of its size. Due to government housing programs and growing villas — slums with provisional housing — there are less than 20,000 people turned out on Buenos Aires’ sidewalks. Los Angeles, California, a U.S. city of similar size, has [...]

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