Buenos Aires, Capital city in South America, Argentina
Buenos Aires is the federal capital of Argentina, sitting on the western bank of the Río de la Plata estuary and divided into 48 neighborhoods. Broad tree-lined avenues cross through residential quarters where buildings in French and Italian Revival styles sit next to glass towers while public squares filled with purple jacaranda blooms separate street blocks.
Spanish explorer Pedro de Mendoza set up a small outpost in 1536 but the settlement collapsed after repeated conflicts. Juan de Garay returned in 1580 to refound the colony and European immigration waves in the late 19th century brought millions who reshaped the streetscape and social fabric.
Neighbors meet in corner cafes to share a gourd of mate and talk about how their football team played last Sunday. Weekend dinners often start late at grills where families spend hours eating slow-cooked meat and chatting between courses.
Trains, buses and six subway lines run from dawn until midnight with rechargeable cards sold at corner shops and station machines. Many shops close between midafternoon and evening while museums and galleries tend to shut their doors on Mondays throughout the year.
The city holds one of the highest concentrations of bookshops per capita anywhere on the planet and many stay open past midnight to serve night readers. The widest avenue in South America crosses through the center and takes at least three separate traffic signal phases to walk from one side to the other.
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Mas Monumental Stadium
9.1 km
Obelisco de Buenos Aires
921 m
Movistar Arena Buenos Aires
5.7 km
Plaza de Mayo
1.5 km
Casa Rosada
1.7 km
Colón Theater
1.1 km
Libertadores de América Stadium
7 km
Recoleta Cemetery
2.4 km
Cabildo of Buenos Aires
1.4 km
Luna Park Stadium
2 km
National School of Buenos Aires
1.4 km
Puente de la Mujer
2.2 km
Barolo Palace
268 m
Buenos Aires Cathedral
1.4 km
National Museum of Immigration
3.1 km
Kavanagh building
2 km
José Amalfitani Stadium
12.4 km
Elefante Blanco Building
11.8 km
Palace of the Argentine National Congress
359 m
Navy Petty-Officers School of Mechanics
10.5 km
Floralis Genérica
3 km
Caminito
4.1 km
Libertad Palace, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Cultural Center
1.9 km
Palace of Running Waters
1.2 km
Villa 1-11-14
6.5 km
Caseros Prison
2.7 km
Corrientes Avenue
665 m
National Museum of Fine Arts
2.9 km
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