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BUENOS AIRES
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EXPLORE THE AREA
Presented By:
Ruben Beriro
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LOCAL CULTURE
The City
The city is largely laid out on the standard Spanish colonial-style grid pattern of wide avenidas and narrower calles in regular blocks, called cuadras or manzanas, with a regular numbering system that makes navigation relatively easy.
Greetings
In Argentina it is customary to greet men and women with a kiss on the cheek.
Restaurants Hours
Lunch is typically served between noon and 4pm. Dinner is served between 8pm and midnight.
TAXI
Radiotaxi is the most reliable taxi company. Ask our bell staff to call you a safe radio taxi.
Tips
The tip is not included in the bill for bars, restaurants and taxis. An appropriate tip would be about 10 percent of the bill.
DID YOU KNOW?
Club Español
A splendid restaurant with a celebratory atmosphere and gorgeous architecture designed by the Dutch architect E Folkers in 1907.
Las Violetas Cafe
A very authentic cafe. The architectural design of this 120 year-old spot makes it a remarkable and humbling experience to visit.
Teatro Municipal General San Martin
Designed in the 1950s by architect Mario Roberto Alvarez, this is considered to be comparable internationally to the auditorium of the Berlin Philharmonic.
The Kavanagh
When it was inaugurated in 1936, this odd 120 meters high building became the tallest one in Latin America and remained so for many years. It has 32 floors and 105 apartments. The building, which has been a national historic monument since 1999, has won several architecture prizes. It was made upon the request of the wealthy Corina Kavanagh, who decided to build on one of her properties a daring concrete mass with pure geometrical lines which were quite advanced back then.
Arts in the City
Buenos Aires’ Cultural life is multifaceted. You have a choice of more than 100 theaters, one Opera house and numerous music and dance festivals. Once a year Buenos Aires Museums throw theirown party. Since 2004 it has been decided that a given Saturday in spring Museums remain open between 07.00pm and 02.00am, displaying a wide range of aesthetic proposals.
WHAT TO PACK?
Pesos
We recommend that you exchange some money before travelling. Around 30 US dollars, for taxis, nick nacks and small stores that might not accept dollars.
Shopping
Most of the shops and shopping malls take US dollars, pesos and credit cards.
Only a few stores accept Travellers Checks (passport is required to use them).