ARGENTINA – Buenos Aires

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ave 9 de julio

The main drag in BA named in honor of their independence day. It’s the widest avenue in the world at 12-14 lanes wide plus medians and sidewalks. The entire von Trapp family could pose for an Abbey Rd-style crosswalk pic, and it would take up less than half the street.

bicentenario

200 year celebration of the May Revolution of 1810. Along Ave 9 de Julio.
 
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obelisco

The “mini Washington monument” built in 1936 to commemorate 400 years of Buenos Aires being a city. (barrio: San Nicolás)
 
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casa rosada

This pink house is like Argentina’s White House. It’s the presidential mansion. (barrio: Monserrat)
 
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palacio barolo

A gorgeous Art Nouveau building that was once the tallest building in Buenos Aires and is based on Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. (barrio: Monserrat)
 
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congreso

Argentina’s National Congress. (barrio: Balvanera)
 
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caminito and la boca

A colorful street full of art and street performers. Go during the day. (barrio: La Boca)
 
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eva perón museum

A museum about Evita’s life that Kaitlin really wanted to go to… (barrio: Palermo)

jardín japonés

Japanese Gardens. (barrio: Palermo)
 
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buenos aires zoo

The zoo. (barrio: Palermo)
 
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recoleta cemetary

A famous cemetery with ornate mausoleums and statues. Evita’s buried here. (barrio: Recoleta)
 
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feria de mataderos

This one’s got it all: ladies in doily hats hand-making empanadas and frying them on the spot, stalls selling leather products, candied fruit and popcorn kabobs, gauchos (cowboys) in traditional garb with miniature ponies…
 
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The center of the market is a stage where they perform Argentine folk dances like Chacarera. At one point everyone in the market stops and the Argentine national anthem plays.
Sundays 11am-8pm. March-December. (barrio: Mataderos)
 
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plaza dorrego

A square with street vendors and performers. (barrio: San Telmo)
 
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high rises

 
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around town

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puente de la mujer

Santiago Calatrava’s pedestrian bridge. (barrio: Puerto Madero)
 
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