Five thousand miles south of the equator,Buenos Aires draws the chic, cultured, and curious from all over the world. Also called
Capital Federal or abbreviated BsAs by its
denizens, Buenos Aires conforms a small
part of the Greater Buenos Aires, is the capital of the Buenos Aires Province (State) and the autonomous federal capital of
Argentina. With an estimated population of 3
million in Buenos Aires city and 12 million in Greater Buenos Aires, this area accommodates almost 50% of the country’s total population and represents the 3rd most populated region
in Latin America.
Buenos Aires is located along the shore of Rio de la plata (also called River Plate), the widest estuary in the world. The sprawling metropolis that makes of Buenos Aires one of the
largest city
in the world. Is probably result of the commercial, financial, industrial, and cultural influence of its port, one of the busiest in South America, connecting
Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay. Buenos Aires’s resplendent cultural offering captivates its visitors. Along an easily navigable grid
pattern, the city plays host to cobblestoned streets lined with leafy trees, classic Belle Époque architecture
and stunning modern skyscrapers surrounded by carefully designed parks, squares, restaurants and coffee shops that resemble the European
lifestyle while keeping the authenticity and exhuberance of the Latin American lands.
Tango flourishes in the dark milongas of San Telmo and La Boca, passion defines
football for the porteños, and the Recoleta Cemetary exudes an eerie beauty. The succulent
Argentine steak reigns supreme in the asado, only to be
accompanied by the full-bodied malbec wine. And after a late dinner, Buenos Aires offers a thumping night life, from the posh clubs to the local
dance halls.
