Telos: History & Myths of Argentine Sex Hotels
Typical telo customers The range of Argentine sex hotels run from low-end, basic and frequented by prostitutes to full-blown luxury suites with two floors, a kitchen, garden and a pool table — there is a telo out there for everyone. Ask any group of Argentines, and a deluge of telo stories about their ‘friends’ soon [...]
Ciudad Emergente 2011
June 15, 2011 by ande
Filed under Annual Events
The Buenos Aires winter festival Ciudad Emergente’s 4th edition will take place this Thursday, June 17th through Monday the 20th. This year the annual celebration of underground culture has a Parisian flavor with invited artists from the European city that has long-inspired Buenos Aires. The festival is set in the expansive Recoleta Cultural Center, [...]
Barrio Chino — Buenos Aires’ Little Chinese Tiger
February 4, 2011 by ande
Filed under Neighborhoods
Buenos Aires’ Barrio Chino (that would be Chinatown) may only comprise a few city streets, but is nonetheless difficult to miss. Beginning alongside the train tracks at the intersection of Juramento and Arribeños in Belgrano, arrival at Barrio Chino is signaled by an ornate stone archway. While Argentina’s only Chinatown is minuscule compared to those [...]
