Wander Argentina: Travel & Tours in Buenos Aires & Beyond

Football Argentina: The Teams

Club Atlético Boca Juniors Known as: Boca, Los Xeneizes, Los Bosteros (The Shit Boys) Founded: 1905 Colors: Blue and Yellow Stadium: Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera) Titles: 23 Domestic Championships, 6 Copa Libertadores, 3 Intercontinental Cups Along with River Plate, Boca is one of the titans of Argentine football. With a glittering history and […]

Culinary Quirks of Argentina: What to Eat, When

Sizzling steaks, Malbec from Mendoza, cheese-laden pizza and pastries galore — Argentines are proud of their food, from the succulent to the sweet. Local culinary quirks stretch further than just drinking mate and devouring meat whenever possible though. Here certain foods are meant to be eaten only at certain times, and mealtimes will seem regimented […]

Italian Echo in Argentina: Politics & Fashion

If Argentina was psychoanalyzed it might be uncovered that its almost constant state of political turmoil has its roots in Italy. Parallels can easily be drawn between Italy’s perennial game of Prime Minister swap and Argentina’s sometimes wildly fluctuating political landscape. Italy is infamous for having 60 changes of government since the Second World War, and […]

Argentine Folklore: A Taste of Country Life

Outside of Buenos Aires and in small pockets around the city, tango loses its supremacy on the dance scene in favor of Argentine folclore, folk music and dance from different regions around the country. Unlike tango’s nocturnal sensuality, Argentina’s upbeat folklore evokes loud music, afternoon cheer and families enjoying the sunshine. Argentina Folk: History and […]

Lunfardo: The Dirty Slang of Buenos Aires

Lunfardo is a jargon of about 5,000 words that emerged among the lower classes in Buenos Aires in the second half of the 19th century. It first grew out of cocoliche, a pidgin used by immigrants during the first wave of immigration to Argentina. The Argentine Creole was born out of a need to communicate […]

Jewish Argentina

A trip to McDonald’s may not be the first item on a Jewish traveler’s to-do list when arriving in a new city. But there is something special about Buenos Aires: it is home to the only kosher McDonald’s outside of Israel. The kosher version of the golden-arched fast food chain is found in the Abasto […]