Buenos Aires | ||
Coat of arms and flag | ||
State | Argentina | |
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Region | Pampas | |
Surface | 4,758 km² | |
Inhabitants | 14.988.171 (2010) | |
Name inhabitants | Porteño (m), porteña (f) | |
Prefix tel | 54 11 | |
POSTAL CODE | C1000-14xx | |
Time zone | UTC − 3 | |
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Buenos Aires is the capital and the largest city ofArgentina.
To know
Buenos Aires means light winds, or literally good airs, in Spanish. The official name is the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires also known as the Federal Capital. It is one of the largest South American metropolises and home to one of the largest ports on the continent. It is the second largest city in South America for economic importance after St. Paul of the Brazil.
Buenos Aires always receives tourists from all over the world and offers a wide choice of cultural events, nightlife, restaurants and bars, for which good service can be expected.
Buenos Aires has one of the largest LGBT communities in Latin America. There is a receptive attitude towards LGBT culture in the city. Same-sex marriages are legally celebrated and recognized in Argentina. There are many LGBT-oriented businesses based in the city that extend to the tourism sector. For example, there are travel agents, various nightlife classes and events, as well as accommodation suitable for LGBT travelers. There are gay cruise ships and even a gay five-star hotel.
Geographical notes
The city of Buenos Aires is located on the banks of the rio de la Plata and the Riachuelo which flows into the rio de la Plata in the Boca district and extends over a plain that covers 19.4 km from north to south and 17.9 km from east. West. It is geographically contained in the province of Buenos Aires but is politically autonomous.
When to go
Climate | gen | Feb | mar | apr | mag | down | Jul | needle | set | Oct | nov | dec |
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Maximum (° C) | 29,9 | 28,6 | 26,3 | 22,8 | 19,3 | 15,8 | 15,7 | 17,1 | 19,3 | 22,1 | 25,2 | 28,2 |
Minimum (° C) | 19,6 | 18,9 | 16,9 | 13,3 | 10,4 | 7,7 | 7,6 | 8,3 | 10,0 | 12,7 | 15,4 | 18,1 |
Precipitation (mm) | 119 | 118 | 134 | 97 | 74 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 73 | 119 | 109 | 105 |
Buenos Aires enjoys a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. As it is close to the coast, extreme heat and cold are rare and the climate allows you to visit the city all year round. Winters are cold although frosts are rare. Although the daytime temperatures are mild, the nights are much colder. Dull, foggy and humid weather characterizes winters although there are occasional warm days. At the end of winter, severe storms are frequent and it is popularly known during the Santa Rosa storm which marks the beginning of spring. Spring and autumn are variable weather conditions with heat waves pushing temperatures as low as 38 ° C and cold polar air masses pushing temperatures as low as -4 ° C. Even in November, temperatures can drop as low as 2. ° C. Summers are hot and humid with severe thunderstorms. It is the sunniest and least season highlight. Heat waves can bring periods of muggy weather with high humidity, making it uncomfortable. However, these heat waves don't last for long, cold fronts that bring thunderstorms followed by colder temperatures and lower humidity, bringing relief from the heat. From a climatic point of view, the average temperature of the coldest month (typically July) is 10.0 ° C, that of the hottest month (typically January) 25.5 ° C.
Background
The people of Buenos Aires are called porteños, which means "people of the port" since Buenos Aires was founded as a port city to repel pirates and other enemies.
Founded twice, the first by Pedro de Mendoza in 1536 and the second in 1580 by Juan de Garay, it is currently a cosmopolitan city, dynamic and traditional at the same time, where European - mainly Spanish and Italian - and indigenous customs predominate, with an eclectic architecture, even if fundamentally European: they can be found in it from academicism or art deco to cheerful art nouveau, or from modern neo-gothic, through Bourbon French or so-called "colonial" Spanish, to modern skyscrapers. Or unique styles, like the colorful La Boca neighborhood.
Tongue
Spanish in Buenos Aires is pronounced differently than most of the Spanish-speaking world. Especially for the sound like in calle is chicken sounds like sh English. The difference in pronunciation probably reflects the influence of Italian traders in the port in the 19th century: many of the words that i Porteños pronounced differently from the rest of the Spanish-speaking world are pronounced identically to an Italian word for the same thing.
Much has been written about the Spanish language in Buenos Aires. He was influenced by the numerous nationalities who emigrated here, particularly southern Italians. If you have studied it Spanish, you will find these huge differences. Furthermore, the vocabulary differs greatly from Iberian Spanish and other varieties of Latin American Spanish. So it may be helpful to get an Argentine dictionary or take Argentine Spanish lessons before arriving in Buenos Aires. Despite these differences, anyone who is fluent in Spanish should have no difficulty conversing with i Porteños or other Argentines. However, most of the Porteños speaks some English, but it is very easy to find people who speak it very well.
How to orient yourself
The city is divided into 48 districts or barrios (neighborhoods). Together with its metropolitan area called Great Buenos Aires, is among the top 30 most populated urban conurbations in the world with over 15 million people. Most of Argentina's economic activity is concentrated in this single city and its surroundings.
Buenos Aires does not belong to the province of the same name: this surrounds the city extending over an area similar to that of Italy, and has the city of La Plata as its capital. The border between the capital and the province is marked by the Avenida General Paz, a highway that acts as a ring road to the city, and by the Riachuelo.
The city of Buenos Aires is divided into 48 neighborhoods (Barrios). For better use for tourism purposes they have been grouped as follows:
How to get
By plane
Buenos Aires is served by two airports:
- 1 Ezeiza International Airport (EZE). The Ezeiza airport concentrates about 80% of Argentina's intercontinental air traffic.
- From here to reach the city or the first useful stop of the Federal Capital you can use a private shuttle bus service which takes about 40-50 minutes to get to Buenos Aires and costs around € 4.50.
- The municipal buses that connect Ezeiza to the city are numbers 394 and 502 (direction: Monte Grande Station and Camino de Cintura), 51 (for Constitución, via Monte Grande), 86 (for Plaza de Mayo).
- For a little more than a bus ride (it would cost on average around € 7) you can opt for a taxi costing € 35: travel times would be reduced, even if by a few minutes, moreover the taxi stand is located just outside the city. 'airport.
- Those who want to pamper themselves a little can choose the services of companies such as Transfer-Express and Manuel Tienda León, which also specialize in luxury transport on the Ezeiza-Buenos Aires route, with chauffeur!
- 2 Jorge Newbery Airport (AEP). Domestic flights or from neighboring countries land there. This airport is 5 minutes from the city center.
There are daily connections with Colonia del Sacramento is Montevideo (Uruguay). Ships depart from Puerto Madeiro. The companies that make the crossing are:
- 3 Buquebus, Av. Antártida Argentina 821, ☎ 54 11 4316-6550. Manages ferries for Colonia del Sacramento is Montevideo.
- 4 Seacat Cologne.
- 5 Cologne Express, Av. Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane 155, ☎ 54 11 4317-4100.
On the train
- 6 Estación Retiro Miter. Intercity from / to Córdoba, San Miguel de Tucumán, Rosary, Junín. Government site information Trenes Argentinos
- 7 Estación Plaza Constitución (Roca), Av. Brasil 1128,. Trains to Mar del Plata is Bahía Blanca.
By bus
- 8 Terminal de Ómnibus de Retiro. The largest suburban bus terminus. It is located in the homonymous barrio about 300 m. from the train station.
How to get around
By public transport
- Buenos Aires Metro (El subte). The metro has 6 lines that operate from Monday to Saturday from 5.00 to 22.00 and on holidays from 8.00 to 22.00.
The bus colectivo it is the fastest and cheapest way to get around the capital. The urban network has over 180 lines, tickets for the city cost from 0.75 to 0.80 cents and it is possible to buy them with a "SUBE" plate directly on the bus.
What see
It presents a wide and varied range of attractions: monuments, churches, museums, art galleries and theaters; squares, parks and gardens with old groves; characteristic neighborhoods; large shopping centers and fairs.
Civil architectures
- 1 Palais de Glace, Posadas 1725, ☎ 54 11 4804-1163. Free admission. Tue-Sun 10: 00-20: 00.
- 2 Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina, Agüero 2502. Mon-Fri 09: 00–21: 00, Sat-Sun 12: 00–19: 00.
- 3 El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Av. Santa Fe 1860, ☎ 54 11 4813-6052. Mon-Thu 09: 00–22: 00, Fri-Sat 09: 00–00: 00, Sun 12: 00-22: 00.
- 4 Barrio chino.
Museums
- 5 Museo de Arte Latinoamericano (Malba), Av. Figueroa Alcorta 3415, ☎ 54 11 4808 6500. Wed-Sun 12: 00-20: 00. Collection of works by South American artists of the twentieth century organized into four thematic sections:
- 1) Latin American avant-gardes of the 1920s;
- 2) Paintings of the 30s and 40s in which artistic currents such as surrealism are linked in allegorical form to the political debate
- 3) Abstract and concrete trends, from Madí art to kineticism
- 3) Contemporary art with representative works of pop, conceptualism and minimalism of the 60s and 70s.
- 6 Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo, Av. Del Libertador 1902, ☎ 54 11 4801-8248. Free admission. Tue-Sun 12:30 to 19:00. The museum dedicated to design and decorative arts has collections of sculptures, paintings, tapestries, weapons, books, ceramics, furniture and miniatures, mainly European and Oriental, from the 16th to the 20th century.
- The museum is housed in the Errázuriz Alvear Palace, designed in 1911 by the architect René Sergent, in a French neoclassical style. The building was the residence of the family formed by Josefina de Alvear and Matías Errázuriz Ortúzar. The couple lived for ten years in Europe and acquired a valuable collection of European and Eastern works of art there. In 1936, the national state bought the house and collections and a year later the National Museum of Decorative Art was created.
- The current inventory of the Museum exceeds 6000 objects, from Roman sculptures to handcrafted creations of contemporary silverware. The collection's greatest interest lies in the pieces of European and Eastern decorative arts, sculptures and paintings from the 16th to 19th centuries, many of which belonged to the Errázuriz Alvear.
- Among the standout pieces, there is the ensemble of European miniatures from the 16th to the 20th century - the most important of its kind -, an oil on canvas by El Greco, 16th century tapestries, a sculpture by Auguste Rodin and a bronze clock which was a wedding gift for kings Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
- The palace has been restored as a house-museum, which not only houses precious pieces of art and furniture from different eras, but also reveals the lifestyle of a patrician family at the beginning of the 20th century. During the eighteen years that the Errázuriz Alvear lived, the house was the scene of receptions, concerts and charity dances; also a space of luxury and comfort. To make life more comfortable at home, the architect Sergent incorporated a lot of technological advancements: two elevators, a central heating system and a centralized dust extraction system, very new for the time.
- The house recreates the most significant styles of European decorative art and decoration of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It has a small room decorated in an early Art Deco style by the Catalan artist José María Sert; There are four oil painted panels, one on a mirror. That room is the only one in the house with 20th century decorations. The residence also has an impressive French-style garden which serves as an extension of the reception rooms. The central axis of the composition is the Swan Fountain, surrounded by boxed flower beds that evoke the designs of the Palace of Versailles.
- 7 Evita Museum, Calle Lafinur 2988 (Plaza Italia metro station on line D.), ☎ 54 11 4807-0306, 5411 4809-3168. Tue-Sun 11: 00-19: 00.
Parks and gardens
- 8 Parque 3 de Febrero, Av. Infanta Isabel 410 (Estacióń 3 de Febrero suburban trains from the Retiro). Mon-Sun 10: 30-18: 40.
- 9 Rosedal de Palermo, Avenida Infanta Isabel.
- 10 Jardín japonés de Buenos Aires, Av. Casares 2966, ☎ 54 11 4804-4922. Mon-Sun 10: 00-18: 00.
- 11 Jardín botánico de Buenos Aires (Jardín Botánico Carlos Thays), Av Santa Fe 3951 ("Scalabrini Ortiz" metro station on line D), ☎ 54 11 4831-4527. Wed-Sun 08: 00-18: 45.
Cemeteries
- 12 Cementerio de la Recoleta, Junín 1760. Mon-Sun 07: 00-17: 30.
- 13 Cementerio de la Chacarita, Av. Guzmán 680. Mon-Sun 07: 30-17: 00.
Events and parties
- Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente. April.
- Campeonato Mundial de Baile de Tango. August.
- 9 Tecnópolis, Av. De los Constituyentes 2201-2299.
What to do
Shopping
Buenos Aires offers several shopping routes: San Telmo for antiques, books on Corrientes Avenue, leather goods in the Retiro neighborhood, souvenirs in La Boca. Avant-garde objects, clothes and decorative elements in the district of Palermo Viejo.
How to have fun
Shows
- 1 Galileo Galilei Planetarium, Av. Sarmiento s / n, ☎ 54 11 4771-6629. Tue-Fri 09: 30-17: 00, Sat-Sun 11: 30-19: 00.
Tango shows
The Tango born in the río de la Plata (coasts of Argentina is Uruguay) as a mixture of dances of African and local origin in the context of prostitution, and subsequently develops and evolves in its current structure in Buenos Aires. Here it finds its roots, in the mixture of people, mostly European immigrants, who lived in the city in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Currently it is a symbol of Buenos Aires and of Argentine culture all over the world. Below is a selection of places with tango shows sorted according to approval ratings:
Milongas
- Milonga. Milonga is a musical genre born from the habanera, appeared in Baires in the mid 19th century and supplanted by tango in the following century. Today the term indicates an event normally promoted once a week by the many nightclubs of Buenos Aires which attracts multitudes of people called milongueros who come together with the intention of dancing or learning to dance the tango. In the past there was a label that i milongueros they were required to strictly observe but today these rules are bland.
- Many tourists find it more interesting to participate in these events than to attend tango shows in the places listed above. You will find a list of ongoing milongas on the site hoy milonga.
Night clubs
- 2 Niceto club, Av. Cnel. Niceto Vega 5510, ☎ 54 11 4779-9396. Thu-Sat 21: 00–7: 00.
- 3 Kika, Honduras 5339, ☎ 54 11 4833-9171. Tue-Sat 01: 00–07: 00.
- 4 Groove, Av. Santa Fe 4389 (Metro station "Palermo"), ☎ 54 11 4775-8033. Mon-Fri 13: 00-20: 00 Sat 23: 00-5: 30.
- 5 Makena Winery Club, Fitz Roy 1519, ☎ 54 11 4772-8281. Tue-Sun 21: 00-6: 00.
- 6 Life, Darwin, ☎ 54 11 3484-1396. Wed 19: 00–03: 30. Thu-Sat 21: 00–07: 00.
- 7 Amérika, Gascón 1040, ☎ 54 11 4865-4416. Fri-Sun 00: 00–07: 00.
- 8 Bayside Buenos Aires, On Punta Carrasco, ☎ 54 11 4807-1010. Sat 23: 00–07: 00 Sun 17: 00–02: 00.
Gay clubs
- 9 Glam Disco, Jose Antonio Cabrera 3046, ☎ 54 11 4964-9406. Thu 23: 55–07: 00. The pub in via Cabrera, frequented by students from the nearby university "Palermo", is undoubtedly the best address for gay travelers visiting Baires. Too bad it's only open two days a week.
- 10 Feliza, Bar y Club Cultural LGTBiq , Av. Córdoba 3271. Thu-Sat 20: 00–05: 00.
- 11 Sitges, Avenida Cordoba 4119, ☎ 54 11 6714-2550. Thu-Sun 00: 00–06: 00.
- 12 Peuteo, Gurruchaga 1867, ☎ 54 11 6500-6565. Small place frequented by the bourgeois of the Palermo district. The name is an understatement for Puto.
- 13 Fiesta y Bar Jolie, Av. Juan B. Justo 1658. Wed 22: 00–06: 00.
- 14 Km Zero, Av. Santa Fe 2516, ☎ 54 11 3174-4603. Mon-Sun 00: 00–07: 00. Very special night shows, under the banner of the grotesque that ordinary people, who happened to be in this place in Recoleta, find bizarre, as well as the music that accompanies them.
- 15 Zoom, President José Evaristo Uriburu 1018, ☎ 54 11 4827-4828. Mon-Thu 15: 00-02: 00 Fri-Sun 00: 00-24: 00. Crusing bar.
- 16 Madison Club de Hombres, Av. Medrano 1047, ☎ 54 11 4864-9589. Mon-Sun 13: 00-23: 00. Finnish sauna with jacuzzi pool.
Where to eat
Property listings can be found in individual articles urban districts.
The offer in terms of gastronomic services is varied, with typical restaurants and international cuisine.
Where stay
Property listings can be found in individual articles urban districts.
There is also an excellent infrastructure of services, with accommodations ranging from hostels to five-star hotels from the world's leading chains.
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