Tourist Assistance
by TexasDave
The Buenos Aires Government provides the following free services to tourists:
Information Kiosks: With trilingual personnel (Spanish, English, Portuguese) to give all kinds of info, maps, etc, located at these key touristic spots:
Both airports (EZE and AEP)
Florida: 100 block
Recoleta: 500 block of Av. Quintana
Puerto Madero: Dique 4
Retiro: Bus terminal, # 83
San Telmo: 1200 block of Av. Defensa
Obelisco: 200 block of Av. Carlos Pellegrini
Subte Station 'Florida' of the 'B' Line
Toll free Tourist Assistance Phone Number: 0800 999 2838 To help in cases of theft, being lost, etc,
Free Guided Tours, some bilingual. Check schedule on the website:
www.bue.gov.ar.
which appears in Spanish but in the upper right corner you can click on the appropiate flag for English or Portuguese translations.
Las Malvinas memorial
by DPando
April 1982 was when the Malvinas war overcome....hundreds of youngers died there for stupid politicians who want there exposing their lifes !!
Here it is the memorial for those who let their lives for such a stupid thing
Its located beneath Plaza San Martin on the way to Retiro a little slope down runs from the park turning right to the memorial where an argentinian flag flutter on the wind
La Carpa Blanca
by andal13
Here, at Third World countries, protests are a frequent way to express our disappointment with the government; these last years, after the end of the Latin American dictatorships, a lot of protests have happend, and Argentina has not been the exception.
The picture shows the "carpa blanca" (white tent) that the school teachers had installed in front of Congress, asking for best salaries; I took the picture in 1997.
Aquí, en los países del Tercer Mundo, las protestas son una manera frecuente de expresar nuestro desacuerdo con el gobierno; estos últimos años, después del fin de las dictaduras latinoamericanas, muchas protestas se han sucedido, y Argentina no fue la excepción.
La foto muestra la "Carpa blanca" que los maestros habían instalado frente al Congreso, en reclamo por salarios dignos: tomé la foto en 1997.
Go to an Estancia ( horse farm)
by Seberus
About 100 Km , about 70 miles outside Buenos Aires is San Antonio de Areco. And in San Antonio there are a number of "Estancias" ( horse and cattle farms) .The one we visited is " El Ombu " which we recommend highly. The horse back ridding is great ( novice or experienced) and the food is terrific . The rooms are great ( 9 of them ) but not air-conditioned, You don't need them. The service very friendly, they will do all they can for you. Bring mosquito repellent! and sun screen , as well as hat for horse back ridding....a highlight of our trip!
Leather shop worth to visit -Silvia y Mario
by fredyyy about Silvia y Mario ´s
This family owned shop carries a great variety of leather jackets, and what we liked the most was actually seeing the tailoring process being made in front of our eyes.
In this era of low quality and big quantity goods is nice to find a place where workers still use their hands!!
The owner, Silvia, is a fine lady who also designs the styles. She showed us the factory, gave us a brief about leather and finally we picked up our garments. I got a gorgeous skirt
They are made out of a soft leather (lambs skin) They offer great leather jackets for a very reasonable price ( we foudn cheaper some plae else, but their quality and design really woth it). Long leather coats and tailored short jackets.. and of course skirts made to measure!! Somewhere between 180 and 200 dollars. You get a discount if you pay cash
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