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Buenos Aires The city was founded twice by the Spaniards: first in 1536 by Pedro de Mendoza under the name Nuestra Señora del Buen Aire, and then in 1580 by Juan de Garay. Since its population descends mostly from last century’s European immigrants, Buenos Aires became a multicultural city. It is a cosmopolitan, vibrant and charming city, with leafy parks and gardens, neighborhoods with townhouses and sky-piercing buildings, shopping areas, stylish cafes... Undoubtedly, it is the most European-flavored city of South America. With a population of 11 million, Buenos Aires is the capital of tango and asado (traditional Argentine barbecue). The city also offers a wide range of day and night activities in its many nightclubs, restaurants, discotheques, art galleries, museums, theatres and cinemas where porteños (Buenos Aires locals, “people of the port”) usually gather. Football is one of Argentina’s passions of crowds, especially in Buenos Aires, home city of Boca Juniors football team and its stadium, la Bombonera, where the legendary Maradona used to play. La Pampa is the economic center of the country. The region extends over 20% of the national territory and is as vast as your eyes can reach. It embraces the provinces of Buenos Aires, la Pampa, part of Santa Fe and Córdoba. La Pampa is the homeland of gauchos (local cowboys), the legendary men who first settled in these vast plains to breed the cattle brought by the European. From the capital city, you may take day trips through the small towns along the Río de la Plata reaching further up to the delta of the Paraná River, or to the West, the Pampas. Tigre is a small, quiet town located only 30 kilometers away from Buenos Aires. It is the nearest relaxing spot preferred by the porteños. In general, these trips consist in boat excursions that will let you enjoy peaceful natural environments surrounded by dense vegetation. |
