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BUENOS AIRES Thus the city was born, lost in contemplation between the port and the river, wide and muddy, but in the XIXth century it grew, in a European dream of refinement, with wide boulevards, tree shadowed streets, with mansions and public buildings designed by famous architects. Buenos Aires offers a great panoply of attractions: monuments, churches, museums, art galleries and theatres; plazas, parks and gardens with old trees, characteristic barrios or neighbourhoods, big shopping malls, traditional and modern style hotels, restaurants offering local and international cuisine. Roque Sáenz Peña 615 4º OF.: "419" Buenos Aires The Republic of Argentina www.enjoy-argentina.org /baires.php   (738 words)

Buenos Aires (city) - MSN Encarta Buenos Aires is situated on the Río de la Plata, which is an immense estuary formed by the confluence of the Paraná and Uruguay rivers. The core of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area is the City of Buenos Aires, a federal district and the nation’s capital. Despite its immense population, Buenos Aires is surprisingly homogenous in its ethnic and racial composition. encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761571750/Buenos_Aires_(city).html   (1497 words)

Buenos Aires, History and Overview: History By then, the population of Buenos Aires was nearing 20 000 souls, and the of the local cultural level was comparable to that of the finest Spanish cities of the time. The transformation of Buenos Aires into a modern city was unstoppable: the streets were paved and lighted, an orphan house and a hospital were built, the first theater houses were built around this time also. Buenos Aires acknowledged this process in the form of a progressive state of urban deterioration, besides an alarming impoverishment of it's citizens. www.elysium.com.ar /baires/overview/briefhistory.htm   (3655 words)

BUENOS AIRES - LoveToKnow Article on BUENOS AIRES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) The principal cities and towns of the province (apart from Buenos Aires and its suburbs of Belgrano and Flores) are its capital La Plata; Bahia Blanca, San Nicolas, a river port on the Paranfi 150 m. Buenos Aires has become the principal manufacturing centre of the republic, and its industrial establishments are numbered by thousands and their capital by hundreds of millions of dollars. Buenos Aires remained a dependency of Asuncin until 1620, when the Spanish settlements of the La Plata region were divided into three provinces, Paraguay, Tucuman and Buenos Aires, and Garays city became the capital of the latter and also the seat of a new bishopric. www.1911ency.org /B/BU/BUENOS_AIRES.htm   (4610 words)

Information About Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital city of the Republic of Argentina and one of the most important cities in Latin America. Buenos Aires surprises its visitors with its contrasts; with a mixture of different styles that distinguishes the big cities of the world: elegant, noisy, cultural, lover of the The city of Buenos Aires is located in front of the Río de la Plata, it occupies a surface of 200km² and it is made up of 47 neighborhoods. www.easybuenosairescity.com /bainfo.htm   (428 words)

Argentina Tours Center Buenos Aires as a cosmopolitan city has plenty to keep you busy and interested in what it has to offer. A symbol of Buenos Aires city, the Obelisk was built in May 1936 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first foundation of Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires City Hall is located opposite to the Cabildo (government’s cradle in the colonial century and currently a museum). www.argentinacenter.com /infobuenosaires.html   (2598 words)

BUENOS AIRES - Online Information article about BUENOS AIRES The growth of Buenos Aires since settled conditions have prevailed, and especially since its federalization, has been very rapid, and the city has finally outstripped all rivals and become the largest city of South America. Tucuman and Buenos Aires, and Garay's " city " became the capital of the latter and also the seat of a new bishopric. The African slaves introduced into Buenos Aires in this way were limited to 800 a year, and were the only slaves of that character ever received except some from Brazil after 1978, when greatercommercial activity in the port created a sudden demand fot labourers. encyclopedia.jrank.org /BRI_BUN/BUENOS_AIRES.html   (3273 words)

Buenos Aires Herald The Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) was founded in 1821 and is the largest institution of higher education in the country. Accommodation Buenos Aires is a huge city and has a wide range of hotels which are rated according to the number of stars they display (from 5 to 1 in decreasing order). The Buenos Aires bus terminal is next to Retiro station, 400 meters away from the Retiro stop on the subway "C" line. www.buenosairesherald.com /argentina/info   (1011 words)

Buenos Aires, Travel and Hotel Information - Argentina Contact Buenos Aires is considered one of the most important urban centers in South America. Declared Federal Capital of the Republic of Argentina, Buenos Aires is the financial and economic center and main port of the country. The capital, denominated Autonomous City of the Government of Buenos Aires, is surrounded by Buenos Aires and by the Rio de la Plata, and it is divided in 47 neighborhoods, denominated "barrios porteños". www.argentinacontact.com /en/conozca/buenosAires.php   (234 words)

Stay In Argentina - Lodging Buenos Aires apartment, Buenos Aires Accommodation, accommodation travel. Hoteles The first settlers gave the name "Retiro" to this place because there was a hermitage to retreat (retiro) spiritually, Later on, the name was associated with the enormous railway station that operates there many years ago, trains to all parts of the country left from this station. Retiro Station is one of the biggest stations in Latin America. Originally a fortress, the Casa Rosada was remodelled as a palace for the Viceroy, when Buenos Aires became the Capital of the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata in 1776. www.rentbuenosaires.com /en/neighbourhoodguide.php   (2000 words)

THE LIST; Buenos Aires: An Insider's Address Book In Buenos Aires, people typically lunch at 1 or 1:30 and dine at 9 or later -- all a good excuse to stop in a bar and tarry over a predinner glass of torrontes, a spicy dry white wine from Salta province. Equally tempting is any of HB Buenos Aires Antiqüedades's silver stock, say, a six-piece 19th-century English silver-plated tea and coffee service ($2,500) or a complete canteen of elegant and weighty 1920's Italian sterling cutlery, with 12 of everything (as well as an extra dozen dinner knives and forks), including the serving pieces ($5,000). Buenos Aires too often turns its back on the river that made it, focusing instead on the estancias that generated its wealth, so the opening of the romantic La Pascuala Delta Lodge two years ago provided an intriguing option. www.udel.edu /global/antarctica/2005/docs/baires-nyt-9-2004.html   (1731 words)

Buenos Aires, Argentina - Nightlife, Tango, Food Buenos Aires is a vibrant metropolis with over eleven million inhabitants. Buenos Aires, close to the splendid countryside surrounding it, is the great cosmopolitan doorway to South America also known as the Paris of the South. Corrientes Avenue is the center of Buenos Aires, with plenty of cinemas, theatres, shows, restaurants and pizzerias opened until early hours in the morning. www.studyglobal.net /citybuenosaires.htm   (510 words)

PinkAgenda.com Gay in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is on the south side of the Rio de la Plata, in the southern hemisphere and the climate is generally mild and humid. Buenos Aires' urban attractions, for example, transcend the seasons, but Patagonian destinations, such as the Moreno Glacier in Santa Cruz, are best to visit in the summer months (December to February). Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, is one of South America's biggest cities with3 million inhabitants (14 million in the larger metropolitan area). www.glbtevents.com /travel/buenosaires.html   (10215 words)

Art in love with Buenos Aires In Buenos Aires there were hundreds of cultural centers, underground theatres and pubs in which new and innovating bands were taking their first steps into stardom. Every last Friday of every month downtown Retiro Buenos Aires turns into a huge showroom, as every art gallery, museum, art shop, in the area open their doors during the night for a superb art event in which new artists are presented, fine art is purchased and everybody has a great time. Buenos Aires is regaining it's cultural and aesthetic avant-garde place in the Latin American concert, not only shining with it's virtues and values but spreading the love for culture to neighboring countries such as Uruguay and Punta del Este's summertime cultural activities. www.buzzle.com /editorials/12-3-2004-62458.asp   (834 words)

Apartments La City & Retiro Buenos Aires One of the oldes churches in Buenos Aires preserves its history al Reconquista 207: its is the BASILICA DE LA MERCED, founded in 1733. It also retells the story of downtown Buenos Aires by means of two scale models showing the changes ocurred in hardly over a century. Retiro Train Station, constructed in 1915 an at that time the largest in South America, after a French style and with Britsh construction materials. www.livinginbaires.com /ing/zonaRetiro.php   (943 words)

Buenos Aires - Wikitravel Buenos Aires city (official name Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, also called Federal Capital) is the capital of the Argentine Republic. Buenos Aires has also one of the largest homosexual communities in Latin America and there is a liberal attitude towards gay society. First, Buenos Aires is such an excellent city for walking that if something is within 20 or 30 blocks, it is often worth the extra effort to go on foot and get to know the city on a more intimate level. wikitravel.org /en/Buenos_Aires_(city)   (9217 words)

Buenos Aires Hotels Guide The best hotel rates Buenos Aires Argentina. The Meliá Buenos Aires hotel is located in the modern Catalinas area, only a few yards away from the famous Florida Street and the elegant Plaza San Martin. It is located in the heart of Buenos Aires city, close to basically everything, minutes away from financial, cultural and attract... This 3 star hotel is a great option of budget hotels in Buenos Aires, located in the heart of Buenos Aires downtown, close to the financial and commercial center. www.alojargentina.com.ar /sections/alojamientos/hoteles/hotels.php   (638 words)

Sofitel Buenos Aires is an elegant business hotel - great for conferences, events and incentive needs Sofitel Buenos Aires is one of the world's finest luxury hotels. Buenos Aires, a busy port, is also known as the gateway to Argentina and has maintained a European style in architecture and culture over the years, with German and Swedish names outnumbering Spanish ones. There are two bars: the Café Arroyo, a traditional Buenos Aires café, a great place to enjoy breakfast while reading the paper, or light meals and sandwiches until late; and La Bibliotheque a warm and cosy lounge with a fire lit on cooler evenings. www.ghotw.com /hotel/corporate/sofitel-buenos-aires.htm   (561 words)

Tigre Argentina near Buenos Aires with Jake Biddington The northerly coastal commuter railway from Buenos Aires' Retiro station disgorges its crowded cars at the Tigre terminus--a portal to the watery world of the Paraná delta where many rivers and shallow streams merge into the vast, brown Rio Plata. Fifty minutes from downtown Buenos Aires, the understandably disconcerted visitor encounters a world where thoroughfares are waterways, where the general store and the ice cream vendor float to your front pier and where valet parking means handing over the keys to a guy who moors your boat while you dine. Most of the local rail travelers crowding the commuter trains from Buenos Aires' northern suburbs to Tigre remain in the town itself where a (somewhat seedy) amusement park called Parque de la Costa draws throngs of kids and a weekend market specializing in dried, dyed river grasses and reeds attracts their parents. www.biddingtons.com /content/bentleybsastigre.html   (807 words)

Buenos Aires, Argentina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) The flight to Buenos Aires was direct on an American Airlines 777 from JFK Airport in New York City to Ezeiza Airport in Buenos Aires. It arrived in Buenos Aires around 11 am Sun (B.A. is far enough east that it is two hours ahead of us, so 11 am B.A. time is 9 am our time) and at the hotel around noon. Buenos Aires is supposedly the 12th largest city in the world. williambader.com /hidden/200102buenosaires.html   (3443 words)

City Transportation in Buenos Aires Taxis in Buenos Aires are fl with the roof painted yellow, they roam the city streets 24 hours a day and you can either flag them on the streets or call them for a pick up Buenos Aires has a large network of buses, locally called "Colectivos". This terminal is located next to the Retiro Train Terminal and it houses dozens of private bus companies that connect Buenos Aires with the rest of Argentina and neighboring countries. www.easybuenosairescity.com /citytransportation.htm   (804 words)

Buenos Aires Track info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Between 1954 and 1962, the Buenos Aires 1000km was held in the city. The Retiro Circuit was used for the 1941 and 1947 Buenos Aires GP. The 4.865 km Palermo Circuit was used for the 1949 Gran Premio Internacional Ciudad de Buenos Aires. www.silhouet.com /motorsport/tracks/buenos.html   (236 words)

Hotels in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires hotels, Discount Hotels in Buenos Aires, Budget Buenos Aires hotels, Argentina Situated in downtown Buenos Aires and just a few steps away from the most outstanding points of interest in the city, whether tourist, business or cultural. "Hotel is situated in the centre of Buenos Aires, in down town area, just a couple of blocks away from Puerto Madeiro and Plaza San Martin.The rooms are medium in size and in very good condition. Situated in an ideal location in Barrio Norte at the start of the Recoleta area one block away from Avenue 9th July and close to all amenities in a tranquil residential area.Hotel offers 133 guest rooms and All rooms and bathrooms are in very good conditio. www.eargentinahotels.com /buenosaires.html   (1060 words)

Buenos Aires, Argentina Neighborhoods : Retiro Retiro is most commonly associated with transit as the north side of this barrio is home to Buenos Aires' busiest bus and train stations along with ferries to Uruguay, taxis, bicycles, subtes, and city colectivos shuttling people back and forth. Retiro is a geographical frontier of several neighborhoods — where Puerto Madero, Microcentro, Recoleta, and outer barrios come to a head. Like most centers of transit, the north side of Retiro can be a little off-putting outside of business hours as it holds one of the capitals largest villas or shantytowns where lost tourists may as well be wearing a bulls eye on their back. www.buenosaires-argentina.com /neighborhoods/retiro.html   (683 words)

The Practical Nomad blog: The Amazing Race 7, Episode 4 Retiro (train) Station in Buenos Aires was once the transportation hub of a subcontinent, but today it's overshadowed by the vast Retiro bus station next door, where "The Amazing Race 5" arrived from San Carlos de Bariloche. The city of Buenos Aires still has an excellent Subte (subway) system which reaches within walking distance of most tourist destinations (although not to either of the city's airports). Wayne Bernhardson ("back in California after four months in Buenos Aires and a few weeks in Chile including Antarctica" and Rapa Nui/Easter Island) advises me that there are still passenger trains operating between Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata, among other regional routes in Buenos Aires province. hasbrouck.org /blog/archives/000538.html   (970 words)

Buenos Aires   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) The city of Buenos Aires, one of the most important ones in Latin America, is a great cosmopolitan metropolis. As the home to a third of Argentina´s population, Buenos Aires is rich in culture. Buenos Aires is subdivided into 48 different districts or neighborhoods. www.wowargentina.com.ar /english/buenos_aires.html   (230 words)

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is truly a feast for the senses, visible in the architecture, through the romance of the music and of course, the tango, and in the last 10 years, in their diversity of their cuisine. anniversary of the founding of Buenos Aires, a port city, whose residents are called “portenos.” Today, more than 33% of the Argentine population lives in Buenos Aires, with 4 million “portenos” living in the Federal District, and another 8 million who live in the outskirts. We drove through Retiro, past the train station, and the Torre de los Ingleses (Englishmen Tower), which is now called the Monumental Tower, a gift from the English to commemorate the centennial of the May revolution. www.luxuryweb.com /html/buenos_aires.html   (2144 words)

Development Plot For Sale in Retiro, Buenos Aires Retiro is situated in the center of the City of Buenos Aires, where you can find the most luxurious hotels of Buenos Aires. Retiro is an excellent neighborhood for real estate investments, hotel development, office construction, etc. The Area is also located close to various touristic spots, shopping malls, Cinemas, and Restaurants, etc. Retiro borders with the neighborhoods of Recoleta and San Nicolás and is an area with a lot of history. www.enbuenosaires.com /investment-015-retiro-en.html   (555 words)

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