A little bit about Buenos Aires. Part I

La Bombonera

The city of Buenos Aires was founded by the Spanish conqueror Pedro de Mendoza in 1536, on the banks of the embankment where the Lezama Park is now located. Over the next 500 yeas, this small settlement by the river continued to grow until it became the capital city of Argentina, a metropolis where over 3 million people live, and that has an intense cultural and economic life. Of its many districs, the most picturesque, undoubtedly, is the neighborhood of La Boca. A 'must' stroll to taste Italian dishes, walk along the colorful pedestrian street of Caminito, and visit the Boca Juniors Club stadium where Diego Maradona played. The neighborhood of San Telmo has its roots deeply set in Buenos Aires and this is not just coincidence, since Mendoza founded the city on an embankment here. Its streets have preserved a unique architectural heritage with historical bars, "tanguerías" where diverse tango shows are performed, antiques store, small trendy restaurants, centennial convents and the Plaza Dorrego street fair, that on every Sunday becomes the unavoidable meeting place for all travelers who might want to get to know the soul of Buenos Aires. On the banks of the Río de la Plata, the old port gave way to Puerto

Puerto Madero

Madero, one of the most modern districts of the city. Three luxury high rise towers have been constructed and the old docks, that had been abandoned fordecades, were recycled and these days constitute one of the mosty interesting gastronomic districts. It is an ideal place to eat and then take a stroll by the river. On the river, the Ecological Reserve is a 350 hectare natural open space from where some of the most surprising panoramic views of Buenos Aires can be obtained. Plaza de Mayo is the historical center of Buenos Aires. It is here that Av. de Mayo is born, an avenue with a European spirit, that was the center stage in the lives of the inhabitants of Buenos Aires known as "porteños": the famous Tortoni Cafe, where Jorge Luis Borges used to drop by, the Castelar Hotel where the Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca once lived, the Barolo Palace and the 36 billiards bar known as Los 36 Billares, are some of the testimonies that are left from those times.

Plaza de Mayo