Tango performance. Esquina Carlos Gardel.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

by Eve Andersson

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La Recoleta

La Recoleta is one of the most fashionable neighborhoods in Buenos Aires, filled with coffee shops and expensive clothing boutiques. The famous Recoleta Cemetery is located in this neighborhood (see below).

Sculpture and lamp post, Plaza Urquiza, Recoleta district. La Mansion at the Four Seasons hotel in the Recoleta district. Store in the Recoleta neighborhood. Building at the corner of Avenida General Las Heras and Avenida General Gelly y Obes. Recoleta. Floralis Gen?ca, a moving sculpture by Eduardo Catalano. Plaza de las Naciones Unidas (United Nations Plaza), Recoleta. Avenida 9 de Julio in the Recoleta district. Buildings in the Recoleta district. Torso Masculino Desnudo, by Fernando Botero. Parque Thays, Recoleta. Ateneo, a bookstore housed in a former theatre. Avenida Santa Fe branch. Recoleta. Avenida Santa Fe branch. Recoleta. Dog walker with 11 dogs. Calle Austria, Recoleta district.

La Recoleta Cemetery

La Recoleta Cemetery is where many of the wealthy Argentine family plots are located. Eva Peron's mausoleum is there, to the dismay of some of the wealthy elite who did not feel her place in life or in death was deserved.

La Recoleta Cemetery, exterior, at Calle Ortiz. La Recoleta Cemetery. La Recoleta Cemetery. La Recoleta Cemetery. La Recoleta Cemetery. Stained glass window in mausoleum at La Recoleta Cemetery. La Recoleta Cemetery.

Cat at La Recoleta Cemetery. Cats at La Recoleta Cemetery. Cat at La Recoleta Cemetery. Cat at La Recoleta Cemetery. Cat at La Recoleta Cemetery.





La Boca

La Boca ("The Mouth") is a colorful artists' community in Buenos Aires. It may be overrun with tourists, but it is still interesting and historic.

Tango performers making full use of their small dance floor. Dr. del Valle Iberlucea, La Boca. Mural by Vicent Walter. Dr. del Valle Iberlucea, La Boca. El Caminito, La Boca. Caminito Tango in La Boca neighborhood. Tango street performers in La Boca neighborhood. Window. El Caminito, La Boca. El Maestro / El coro/ El trabajo, by Humberto Eduardo Cerantonio. El Caminito, La Boca. Windows and a street lamp. El Caminito, La Boca. Centro de Exposiciones Caminito, with figures of Diego Maradona, Evita and Carlos Gardel on its facade. La Boca. Sculptures on the roof of a building, depicting tango dancers and a longing spectator. Gral. Gregorio Ar? de Lamadrid, La Boca.

San Telmo

This neighborhood — the oldest in Buenos Aires — is known for antique shops, cobblestone streets, and tango. It has an excellent Sunday market along la Calle Defensa.



Motorcycle, Calle Carlos Calvo, San Telmo. Caf?ith outdoor tables, Calle Humberto Primo. San Telmo. Palm-lined path, Parque Lezama, San Telmo District. Catedral de la Sant?ma Trinidad, a Russian Orthodox Church, San Telmo district. Casa M?ma, a 2.2 meter-wide house inhabited by a freed slave, early 19th century, Pasaje San Lorenzo, San Telmo district. Galer?de los Patios de San Telmo, a large 18th century house containing artisans' workshops. Blue tango dress with white spots. Sunday market, Calle Humberto Primo, San Telmo. Antique robot and cars. Mercado San Telmo. Mural de Dos Escudos. Avenida Independencia, San Telmo. Calle Defensa near Avenida Carlos Calvo, San Telmo district. Artwork depicting a tango dancers on Avenida 9 de Julio, with the obelisco in the background. Sunday market, Calle Humberto Primo, San Telmo. Window display, L'ago, design store, Calle Defensa, San Telmo district. Antique shop, Mercado de San Telmo, San Telmo district. Tango mural, Pasaje San Lorenzo and Calle Balcarce, San Telmo district. Old boxes of matches. Mercado San Telmo. Vinyl records for sale, Mercado de San Telmo, San Telmo district. Plaza Dorrego, San Telmo district. A talented duo called Guitarras Fussion (Elio Gerardi & Nelson Piazza). Sunday market, Calle Defensa, San Telmo. Boy watching a pupeteer. Sunday market, Calle Defensa, San Telmo. Doll. Galer?de la Inmaculada Concepci?an antique gallery. San Telmo.

Mural, Organizaci?arrial T?pac Amaru, Avenida Independencia, San Telmo. Graffiti depicting eyes, among other things. Avenida Independencia near Calle Tacuar?San Telmo. Graffiti (boat), Calle Defensa and Avenida Independencia, San Telmo district. Graffiti (potato? with long nose), Calle Defensa and Avenida Independencia, San Telmo district. Cat/Alien graffiti, Calle Chile near Calle Per?, San Telmo district. Graffiti (eyes, lips, and other body parts), Pasaje San Lorenzo, San Telmo district. Graffiti (man with halo and flames), Plaza Dorrego, San Telmo district. Graffiti, Avenida Bol?r, San Telmo district. Carnaval de Anta?a mural on Avenida Independencia, San Telmo. Mural of El Viejo Almac? Avenida Independencia, San Telmo. Mural of the San Telmo neighborhood, at the corner of Chacabuco and Avenida Independencia.

Centro District (downtown)

La Casa Rosada (the "Pink House" -- equivalent to the White House). La Casa Rosada (the "Pink House") is the equivalent of Washington's White House.

Downtown. Old and modern building. Buildings in the Centro district. Statue. Gold building in the Centro district. San Martin Subte (subway) Station. Fountain. Downtown. Centro district. Buildings in the Centro district. Calle Florida, a pedestrian street, with white and black tiles along its length, Centro district.

Palermo

This neighborhood is quite large; it can't easily be summed up in a sentence. Two parts of Palermo — Palermo Soho and Palermo Hollywood — are very fun, bohemian areas with clothing and home design shops, bars, restaurants, and lots of nightlife. Other parts are more sedate but still nice to walk around. Multiple lakes, a zoo, a Japanese Garden, and a Botanical Garden can all be found within Palermo.

Puta Madre (detail). Palermo Soho. Flattened bottles on a wall. Russel, Palermo Soho. Corner of Costa Rica and Gurruchaga. Palermo Soho. Russel, Palermo Soho. Building with flowers. Palermo Soho. Ghost in love. Honduras street, Palermo Soho. Urbano Bar, at the corner of Humbolt and Honduras, Palermo Hollywood.


Botanical Garden

Plegaria de la India Tehuelche Autor, by Nicol?Isidro Bardas. Jard?Bot?co Carlos Thays, Palermo. Cat. Jard?Bot?co Carlos Thays, Palermo. Fountain. Jard?Bot?co Carlos Thays, Palermo. House of Carlos Thays. Jard?Bot?co Carlos Thays, Palermo. Saturnalia (detail), by Ernesto Biondi in 1900. Jard?Bot?co Carlos Thays, Palermo.

Japonese Garden

Koi pond, Jard?Japon?(Japonese Garden), Palermo. Bridge. Jard?Japon? Palermo.


Puerto Madero

Puerto Madero is a newly-built neighboorhood on the edge of downtown.

Three policemen at Puerdo Madero. Pedestrian bridge.

Tango

In Buenos Aires, you can find an abundance of tango shows, some of which are huge productions (e.g., Carlos Gardel) and some of which are more down-to-earth in small venues where you can almost touch the dancers. More adventurous visitors can participate by going to a dance event called a milonga. Many events include live musicians playing the bandoneon, an instrument resembling an accordion.

Tango. Bandoneon player. Tango. Bandoneon player at a milonga at the Confitería Ideal. Tango performance. Esquina Carlos Gardel. Tango musicians. Milonga (tango dance event) in the Confitería Ideal. Musicians at a milonga at the Confitería Ideal. Sound engineers at a milonga at the Confitería Ideal. Tango performance. Esquina Carlos Gardel.

Subte

Beautiful and unusual murals can be seen in the Subte, Buenos Aires' subway system. Line A, Buenos Aires' oldest subway line, still has trains with wood-paneled interiors.

Train, Subte (Buenos Aires subway) line A. Peru station, Subte (Buenos Aires subway) line A. La Mul?ma and El Liriolay, detail, platform artwork, Bulnes Station, Subte (Buenos Aires subway). Snakes and other creatures, detail, platform artwork, Bulnes Station, Subte (Buenos Aires subway). El Toro Zupay, detail, platform artwork, Bulnes Station, Subte (Buenos Aires subway). Mariano Moreno station, Subte (Buenos Aires subway). Buenos Aires en 1830, a mural by Rodolfo de Franco. Catedral station, Subte (Buenos Aires subway). Casamientos Colectivos, artwork, Plaza Italia Station, Subte (Buenos Aires subway). Plaza Italia station, Subte (Buenos Aires subway). Man in front of a mural, Independencia station, Subte (Buenos Aires subway). Mural, Avenida de Mayo station, Subte (Buenos Aires subway). Mural, Diagonal Norte station, Subte (Buenos Aires subway). Diagonal Norte station, Subte (Buenos Aires subway). Mariano Moreno station, Subte (Buenos Aires subway). Paisajes de Espa?ural, Mariano Moreno station, Subte (Buenos Aires subway). Paisajes de Espa?ural, Mariano Moreno station, Subte (Buenos Aires subway). Young woman sitting in front of a mural called Paisajes de Espa?Mariano Moreno station, Subte (Buenos Aires subway).

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Eve Andersson (eve@eveandersson.com)

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