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Entries from October 2006

Beyond Buenos Aires: Traveling Across Argentina

October 29th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Though the capital city, Buenos Aires, is the quintessential Argentine experience, there are many other beautiful and dramatic places in Argentina to explore. It is a very large country with a variety of geography and all types of adventures (city, beach, jungle, dessert, mountains, grasslands, and glaciers).
If you only have time for a short excursion […]

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Buenos Aires: A Unique Latin American City

October 21st, 2006 · No Comments

Buenos Aires, Argentina is a sophisticated and complex city that is not easily described. It is lively and fast-paced like surrounding Latin America, and celebrates color, movement, tango, food and hospitality. Yet, it appears very European with grand architecture and its love of arts and culture, and in fact the majority of Portenos (residents of […]

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Eating in Buenos Aires

October 21st, 2006 · No Comments

Eating is very important to the Argentines, who love chatting and lively debates over long meals. Despite their love of food, in Argentina you will quickly be spotted as a tourist if you are seen eating in the streets, since this behavior is considered undignified to the local population.
In Buenos Aires dinner is not […]

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