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Personal experiences & helpfull hints   Buenos Aires

Personal experiences & helpfull hints, Buenos Aires

 95 Reviews  Vicente López a must see: absolutely NOT !! Vicente López pleasant to stay: absolutely YES !! Vicente López is a residential neighbourhood in the northern part of (greater) Buenos Aires. About 25.000... 

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La Boca   Buenos Aires

La Boca, Buenos Aires

 29 Reviews  Some Bs As quarters has a lot of collapsed buildings but La Boca sounds like all is the same... in some features remember some places or buildings that everybody have seen in La Habana....mostly are... 

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San Telmo   Buenos Aires

San Telmo, Buenos Aires

 10 Reviews  San Telmo is my favourite neighbourhood in Buenos Aires..perhaps it reminded mi clearly to Gracia quarter in Barcelona......the streets ..squares like Dorrego ...were so similar and really nice to... 

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Plaza de Mayo, Goverment House, el Cabildo The Cathedral, etc.   Buenos Aires

Plaza de Mayo, Goverment House, el Cabildo The Cathedral, etc., Buenos Aires

 25 Reviews  Among Casa Rosada located in plaza de Mayo and Puerto Madero this huge square split in two areas this part of the city... its a crowded area with lot of traffic in each direction ,,be careful crossing... 

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Monuments   Buenos Aires

Monuments, Buenos Aires

 9 Reviews  This flower like monument stands at the Plaza of the United Nations. I think this is one of the most unusual sculptures that I've seen. "Floralis Generica" by architect Eduardo Catalano is a gigantic... 

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Recoleta   Buenos Aires

Recoleta, Buenos Aires

 20 Reviews  I finally arrived in the cemetery. and to tell you by the truth, when some woman offered me a map of the cemetery. i really regreted not to do. yeah, all the locations are almost similar the most... 

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Florida Street   Buenos Aires

Florida Street, Buenos Aires

 7 Reviews  Its a pedestrian boulevar that cross microcentro area with two ends, the first just over Plaza de Mayo and the other in Parque San Martin on the way to Retiro ...my first impression there was "WOW" i... 

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Palermo   Buenos Aires

Palermo, Buenos Aires

 18 Reviews  Of course here you can assist horse races, but there's also a casino there, only with slot machines. It is worth a visit, the building is amazing! Por supuesto que aca se pueden ver carreras de... 

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9 de Julio's avenue   Buenos Aires

9 de Julio's avenue, Buenos Aires

 8 Reviews  The widest in the world ... looks great....the first time i saw it i was attonished wow!! such a wide place and long at the same time...wider than Champs Elysées in Paris and crowded by cars going up... 

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Aerial sights of Buenos Aires   Buenos Aires

Aerial sights of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires

 3 Reviews  Have your camera ready while landing in Buenos Aires in the day time, especially at dawn or sunset. As plane will go parallel to the River Plate, you'll be able to take some nice landscape... 

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Tango   Buenos Aires

Tango, Buenos Aires

 7 Reviews  Because tango is porteno and porteno only, you will find it all around Buenos Aires. Street performers, some of the, very very good, paintings, names of streets of famous tango songs, famous boliches... 

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Retiro   Buenos Aires

Retiro, Buenos Aires

 9 Reviews  the famous argentian plastic artistic marthe minujin create the tower of book with 7 floor ,name babel is in the square san martin, in retiro, the entry is free and there are more of 200.000 books is... 

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Belgrano   Buenos Aires

Belgrano, Buenos Aires

 5 Reviews  Barrancas of Belgrano it's located (obviously) in Belgrano. On weekends many people can be seen dancing tango and salsa. Barrancas de Belgrano queda (obviamente) en Belgrano. Los fines de semana se... 

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The National Congress   Buenos Aires

The National Congress, Buenos Aires

 3 Reviews  Located at the end of Avenida de Mayo its a lush green square full of trees and gardens where people use to have a bite there or feed pigeons.... Walking by Av Mayo you find the Congreso sq at the end... 

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Architecture   Buenos Aires

Architecture, Buenos Aires

 6 Reviews  I loved the architecture of Buenos Aires. I've never been to Paris, but I imagine the buildings must look a lot like some of the buildings in Buenos Aires. They had ornate wrought iron fencing,... 

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El Obelisco   Buenos Aires

El Obelisco, Buenos Aires

 7 Reviews  Such a beauty ...amazing...spectacular at first sight and could be seen from the 4 ends of 9 de julio Avenue and southern part of Corrientes boulevars and 20 blocks upwards ....The place is Plaza de... 

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Cafe Tortoni   Buenos Aires

Cafe Tortoni, Buenos Aires

 3 Reviews  Its one of the most famous or the most famous bohemian and glamorous places in Bs As located in Avenida de mayo between Piedras and Peru "subte" stations has a great fame among the locals and as some... 

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Teatro Colon   Buenos Aires

Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires

 2 Reviews  On our first major walking expedition in the downtown area, after checking out the Obelisk on Av. 9 de Julio, we decided to get away from the busy traffic on this huge thoroughfare. It happens that... 

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Puerto Madero and Catalina's   Buenos Aires

Puerto Madero and Catalina's, Buenos Aires

 8 Reviews  This place is the old harbour now reconvert like leisure place crowded of chic restaurants and terraces but keeping the huge crane towers destinated to empty the load ships Its located closer to... 

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Las Cañitas   Buenos Aires

Las Cañitas, Buenos Aires

 1 Review  A new and trendy eating and nightlife area is Las Canitas, located between Avenidas Luis Maria Campos and Libertador in the Palermo District (named because there were once wild sugar canes growing... 

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Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

Flora & Fauna - Plants & Animals

by spidermiss

There is an amazing diversity of Flora with Argentina being blessed with a wide range of natural wonders from subtropical jungles to sub Antarctic terrain.In the North of Argentina, it is common to see subtropical Parana forests especially at Parque Nacional Iguazu. In the North West, in the Andes region, you would see thorn scrub including cactus and also montane cloud forests reigning in the region whereas in the North East, somewhat at wetter region, you would see grasslands forests growing by the rivers and lakes.In Central Argentina, it is mainly pampas grassland which is Argentina's agricultural heartland. On the Atlantic coast, the north begins with beaches, pampas grasslands to Patagonia's cliffs where vegetation is not seen. Travelling further down in Patagonia, you are greeted with a variety of Steppe comprising of brush and grass only interrupted briefly by mountain and lakes,...

Language

by spidermiss

English is widely spoken among Argentianeans but there is no guarantee that you would come across those who do on your travels. It would be useful to learn some basic Spanish beforehand or learn Catellano (Argentine Spanish) at one of the many language schools in Argentina.

Flora & Fauna - Argentinean National Parks

by spidermiss

There are many national parks and reserves in Argentina. The most popular parks are Iguazu Falls; Nahuel Huapi for its lakes, temperate forests and mountains; Lanin for its volcanoes and monkey puzzle; Los Glaciares for its Perito Moreno Glacier and Cerro and Fitz Roy Ranges; and Parque Provincial Aconcagua houding Cerro Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Andes. The parks are managed by Intendencia and have their own guardaparques. You are able to camp and stay in one to the refuges. You can able to obtain further information from the National Park Headquarters in Buenos Aires.*More information and photos to follow*

travel books: fodor's and lonely planet

by rkearns

fodor's and lonely planet. make sure it's up to the current year though. some restaurant and hotel prices are out dated if it's a couple years old. most bookstores sell used copies. ebay is good for that too.

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Quilmes.

by Dizzyhead

If you go to a hot Argentina, you need to drink some cold beer during the days. Quilmes is one of the beer produced in Argentina and it tastes really good. You should do as me, try it! i drank many Quilmes during my trips in Argentina.

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Adaptor plugs in Argentina

by DSwede

Argentina uses 220V, 50HzTypical outlet will be the European 2-pin outlethttp://electricaloutlet.org/type-cAlso common is the Oblique flat blades with ground (inverted V) [Australian] plughttp://electricaloutlet.org/type-i** however the polarity of the circuit is reversed from Australia. Prior to connecting, you should verify compatibility.While not official, USA/Japan 2-pin style outlets are common too outside of hotels:http://electricaloutlet.org/type-a

Che Guevara.

by Dizzyhead

Enesto "Che" guevara was a son to a rich man, but he chose to become a politician or revolutionare on the left side. he joined Fidel Castro on Cuba in his war against the rich. During his trips on his bike through South America he found out all unfair lives people had. he was planning to become a medicin student, but he decided to go another way. He was captured and excuted in a guerilla war in Bolivia. 9th October 1967 he was excuted. Everywhere I travel, I see pictures on t-shirt or bars with his name.

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ushuai with beagle canal

by hanspeter_W.

in down the south do not forget to visit the Beagle canal with the lovely sea-animals, and the end of the Panamericana in a Nationalpark...Ushuaia looks more North European or Canadian than it is related to Buenos AiresUshuaia (Spanish pronunciation: [uˈswaʝa], English: /u¢°ˈʃwaɪ.ə/) is the capital of the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego. It is commonly regarded as the southernmost city in the world.[2][3] Ushuaia is located in a wide bay on the southern coast of the island of Tierra del Fuego, bounded on the north by the Martial mountain range and on the south by the Beagle Channel. Its population is estimated today at about 64,000.[4] It is the only municipality in the Department of Ushuaia, which has an area of 9,390 km2 (3,625 sq mi).

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Iguazu access for Americans

by chasdwes

You will need a visa to visit the Brazilian side. There is a checkpoint where your passport will be checked to see whether it contains the visa stamp and you will be denied entry unless you fork over the fee for a five year visa.In my opinion, the Argentian side is much better. Should I go back, I'd forget about the Brazilian side.By the way, do take the power boat ride. It is a blast. Of course, you'll get drenched when a waterfall is attacked. This ride is a true highlight.Chasdwes The Devil's Throat will make a lasting memory on you.

arquitectura colonial y UNESCO

by viviuruguay

Since visited Buenos Aires, I recommend that a sunny day, cross by boat to Uruguay, Colonia del Sacramento. It is a historic city declared by the UNESCO World Heritage Site, is small and very old, on the Rio de la Plata.

Top 3 Hotels in Argentina

The Glu Hotel  Buenos Aires

 1 Review and 219 Opinions  I was snookered by the website and photos. The hotel is not what is seems. Its located in Palermo,... 

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Huentala Hotel Boutique  Mendoza

 4 Reviews and 131 Opinions  This is a good hotel, clean, friendly and well located. Staff are helpful. 

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Tierra de Leyendas  Ushuaia

 6 Reviews and 248 Opinions  Have to give this place 5*s. lovely accomadation, great hosts that really look after you. A short... 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  hey guys i'll be in BsAs from 15th of december until end of january. sadly i don't have really time to travel around, only 4... 

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A: Only one night in Ushuaia! You're joking! All that way! There is so much to see on both land and water. I suggest that you look at the travel guides section of VT as... 

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