Many who came to visit the famous Buenos Aires city landmark, The Obelisk, on Av. 9 de Julio, probably have never noticed there’s another, as captivating, historical landmark in front of it. If you look up and around, you’ll see a house on top of a building to the southwest of the Obelisk. For the [...]
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What is a “pasacalle”? Good question. If you have been in Buenos Aires for a while and have been to different barrios (neighborhoods), you might have already seen one of these ‘banners’, but you were probably also confused by it. Well, I’m a local, so I’m used to seeing them all around the city, but [...] Buenos Aires has been on yellow heat alert, reaching 38°C – 40°C high almost everyday since last week! It’s the summer here and that’s why this is the season when most of the Argentine city dwellers go South to escape the extreme heat. For those who are still in the city, staying inside with the [...] We are introducing a brand new section in our blog called “Spanish Creative Corner”! We are going to use this opportunity to feature some of the best works from our students who wrote and shared their thoughts about Buenos Aires in Spanish! In this post, Caoimhe, Holly, Dana, Sean and Lee [...] I was born in the city where tango was born. I lived there until I finished my studies. I left Buenos Aires for a couple of years, partly pushed by my own desires of travelling and experiencing the world… I came to Europe looking for new opportunities and the idea to develop my career. Here I [...] A lot of visitors who have set foot in Buenos Aires, they always grow very fond of the city and develop this great attachment to it, including myself. It’s quite common for a tourist to keep changing his return flights and extending his stay. The most interesting observation is that it [...] Feria Internacional del Libro is one of the most celebrated and popular annual events in Buenos Aires, and this year it’s even more a special occasion because Buenos Aires has been appointed by UNESCO as the World Book Capital 2011. The Book Fair started yesterday and will go till May 9, [...] In 2006 Buenos Aires passed a law that banned smoking in public buildings. Smoke-filled bars were a thing of the past, and for the most part this ban has been successful. It is rare that you find people smoking in bars, however, there are the few holes in the wall bars tucked behind dark [...] Some background: before moving to Buenos Aires in June 2010, I had lived in NY my entire life. I grew up on the east end of Long Island, went to university in the Bronx and most recently lived in Queens for the past 8 or so years. I received my masters degree in [...] Quede en encontrarme con unos amigos en casa para luego irnos todos juntos al primer día del Hot Festival Buenos Aires. A eso de las 4 comenzaron a llegar, y a eso de las 5 ya estábamos todos juntos. Amigos de distintas nacionalidades, USA, Venezuela, Ecuador, Inglaterra y Sur África, todos reunidos con el mismo [...] |
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