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Destinations
Accommodation in Cachi
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Colónia del Sacramento Day Trip: How to Get There, Restaurants & Hotels
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Boho and Berries: El Bolsón Regional Fair
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Argentina Basics
Haunted Buenos Aires: Part II
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Maradona — Goal of the Century
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The Guía T — The Buenos Aires Bus Bible
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Buenos Aires Landmarks
Abasto Shopping — An Old-Time Market Turned Mall
Abasto, the huge art deco style complex in the neighborhood of the same name, is Buenos Aires largest shopping mall. The mall’s distinguished façade along Corrientes Avenue features five huge leaded glass archways that are emblematic of the neighborhood, especially when lit in the evening. Inside, a huge atrium floods the building with natural light. […]
Luna Park—Buenos Aires’ Historic Downtown Stadium
Luna Park, that art deco building downtown with the neon sign is Argentina’s answer to Madison Square Gardens and on any given Saturday night in Buenos Aires the 80-year old stadium still might be the place putting on the best show in town. The Palacio de los Deportes, or ‘Sports Palace’, as it’s called is […]
The Naval Center: A Beaux-Arts Gem on Florida St.
At 801 Florida Street, across from Galerías Pacifíco, the huge arched doorway overlooked by an ornate cast iron sea nymph blowing his bugle gives a hint to the magnificence inside. The 1914 Beaux-Arts building, one of Florida Street’s architectural gems, is home to the Argentine Naval Center. The naval club, founded in 1882, is a […]
Grand Café Tortoni: The Classic Avenida de Mayo Cafe
If you are only going to visit just one café in Buenos Aires, the Grand Café Tortoni would be a good choice. The quintessential Porteño café, located on Avenida de Mayo was founded in 1858 and has remained the meeting place for famous artists and scholars throughout its 154 years. High profile visitors include Albert […]
The Teatro Colón: Argentina’s Most Resplendent Theater
One of Buenos Aires’ finest landmarks, the grand Teatro Colón occupies an entire city block and an even larger space in the hearts and minds of Argentines. The theater is rated as one of the best five opera houses in the world for acoustics and overall comes in at number three, after La Scala in […]
El Ateneo Grand Splendid: South America’s Most Beautiful Bookstore
Buenos Aires is a city full of not-to-missed attractions. Among them is South America’s most opulent bookstore, El Ateneo Grand Splendid. This book lover’s palace located in the old Grand Splendid Theater retains all the decadence of an Italian opera house and is the ideal place to revel in Buenos Aires’ celebrated literary tradition. The […]
