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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Tourism, sightseeing, geography, photos, maps, art and entertainment and attractions for the capital of Argentina. Buenos Aires is a large, sprawling city composed of neighborhoods, each with its own distinct flavor.
Buenos Aires City Tour
Buenos Aires, on the banks of the Rio de la Plata, is composed of neighborhoods called barrios, and most of the sights of interest to visitors are located near the city center, where shopping, nightlife, restaurants, hotels and civic and historic buildings attract both residents and visitors.
Aerial View of Buenos Aires
"Buenos Aires is located in the east central part of Argentina, on the Rio de la Plata. One of the largest cities in Latin America, Buenos Aires is Argentina's chief port and financial, industrial, commercial, and social center. Area around a port in the right part of the image is the place where the people first settled. Since then, the city has expanded in semicircle form."
Argentina and the Dead
A walk with photos through La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires where Eva Peron and other Argentine notables are buried. Guest article by Les Inglis.
Buenos Aires - Exciting South American City and Port of Call
Buenos Aires and Argentina are fascinating cruise travel destinations. Cruise ships often sail up the river to Buenos Aires on itineraries from Rio de Janiero around Cape Horn to Valparaiso, Chile. Other ships use Buenos Aires as a starting point for cruises to the Falkland Islands and Antarctica.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Big. sprawling Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, is cosmopolitan and yet retains a neighborhood feel in the barrios. Sightseeing, nightlife, including the sensual tango, is a must in this sophisticated city.
La Boca, Buenos Aires Photo Gallery
The La Boca barrio, or neighborhood, in Buenos Aires, grew up on the bank of the Riachuelo, a narrow canal where meat packers and warehouses serviced the city. Italian immigrants found a home here, and their hastily erected tin houses formed the basis of the residential area.
Photo of the Week - Teatro Colón Ceiling
The stained glass window in the ceiling of the Teatro Colón is one of the splendid touches in this magnificent Buenos Aires theater and opera house
The Amazing Race 7 - Fourth Stop: Mendoza to Buenos Aires
In Mendoza, the teams try their hands at a Gaucho Challenge, board a plane for Buenos Aires, then head for the scenic and confusing Parana river delta to search for clues on a shipwreck on a delta island. Next, a race to an upscale polo ranch to see who's first, who is last - and eliminated.
Tigre, Argentina: Ciudad de Tigre, Buenos Aires
Attractions of the delta city, photos, restaurants, lodgings, excursions and more information for the visitor.
Tigre, Parana River Delta guide
"Only 18 miles north of the Buenos Aires, there is an extraordinary ecological zone: the Parana River Delta. ..tour jungle-like islands crossed by water canals where you will find many a kind of sea vessels."
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