Enjoy Buenos Aires, Argentina
Author: Mariel Lizana
Article:
When we talk about Buenos Aires, our first thought is tango,
leather articles, commerce, sea, beautiful architecture and a
Latin-American city that seems to be ahead of its sisters in
many aspects.
Buenos Aires offers many attractions for its visitors, who go to
the city attracted by the nostalgic sensuality of its typical
dance, the tango, an urban dance from De La Plata River, with
enchanting movements. The tango’s charm and magic has goes
beyond boundaries, so the capital is an excellent chance to
discover it and enjoy with its exquisite music, where the main
actor is the string instrument, bandoneon.
Another thing about Buenos Aires is its beautiful architecture;
with a remarkable french influence that can be appreciated in
its street and buildings. The establishment of many immigrants
from France, Italy and Portugal developed a mixed culture in
Argentina and even a special language called lunfardo, used to
write the lyrics of tango. This influence is also noted in the
gastronomy and popular traditions.
This city also counts with interesting districts to discover,
like San Telmo, with its antiques and tango ballrooms. The
city’s downtown is located in the famous Plaza de Mayo square,
where is also Casa Rosada, the Government Building. In the same
place there are the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Cabildo and
Argentina’s National Bank.
If you follow De Mayo Avenue, you will get to National Congress
(the Parliament House) and in the surroundings you will see many
beautiful buildings with finest architecture, squares decorated
with monuments and sculptures; and a signed reproduction of The
Thinker, of Rodin.
La Boca district is the immigrant’s neighborhood. Here you will
find the famous sidewalk, Caminito, a lot of museums, theaters,
the Boca Juniors soccer team field, “La Bombonera” and a
beautiful avenue by the port.
Some other important district is Recoleta, a neighborhood with
many cultural buildings like the National Museum of Fine Arts,
the National Library and the Graveyard, a place where are the
rests of presidents and other important celebrities of the
country. Palermo is another main district of the city and there
is the Latin-American Art Museum, the Zoo and the Planetarium.
Corrientes Avenue is the center of bohemia and spectacle in the
city, with many theaters like San Martín and Luna Park Stadium.
In the intersection of Corrientes Avenue and 9 de Julio Avenue
it is located the Obelisk, a monument that is a symbol of Buenos
Aires in the world.
Other interesting place to discover is Colon Theater, a great
building from the XIX century, with marble floor, amazing
vitreaux and elegant halls. Colon Theater also has an Arts
Institute, with important students from it and a public library,
with a complete bibliography with many titles referent to music
and arts, besides the full collection of specialized magazines
in these subjects.
The modern architecture can be appreciated in Puerto Madero
district, with its skyscrapers built in the last decade. One of
them is the remarkable Espacial Tower, with 220 meters of
height, which is located in the Entertainment Park of Buenos
Aires.
About the author:
Mariel Lizana writes about Argentina articles and also write about
where to stay at Buenos Aires.
Visit my website at http://www.exploreargentina.com for more
information.
© 1997-2010 Enrico Massetti
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