The Capital Of Cool

...In a country built by immigrants from elsewhere in Latin America, Europeand the Middle East, many Argentines view this recent foreign influx as acolorful new chapter in that story.

Local officials don't like to hear that B.A.is hot because it's cheap, but love the fact that it's emerging as an artcolony.

Not only are foreign artists settling here for the first time, butcreative Argentines are returning from self-imposed, post-crisis exile abroad,creating the most vibrant cultural scene the city has ever known... read the full essay in the Newsweek.

Argentine Nights

"...Drawn by the city’s cheap prices and Paris-like elegance, legions of foreign artists are colonizing Buenos Aires and transforming this sprawling metropolis into a throbbing hothouse of cool.

Musicians, designers, artists, writers and filmmakers are sinking their teeth into the city’s transcontinental mix of Latin élan and European polish..."
read the full essay at the The New York Times.

Awarded as 2008 Best International City, Planet Out

Many cities establish publicly gay-owned accommodations, nightclubs and so on. However, few make the kind of concerted citywide, legislative, cultural and marketing pushes to attract -- and keep -- LGBT tourism flowing year after year. All of the cities nominated for this award offer leading gay travel services, amenities, activities and support -- but alas, only one can be crowned queen.
The 2008 PlanetOut Travel Award for best international city goes to: Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is not known as the Latin Paris for nothing -- but the city's charm, cosmopolitan sophistication and boisterous LGBT nightlife are all its own.
By Ed Salvato with Nikko Lencek-Inagaki

City of Buenos Aires and its Roundabouts

The city of one of the most important ones in Latin America, is a great cosmopolitan and many-sided metropolis.With its evident universal influence, this city astonishes the tourist. It is the capital of the Argentine Republic and the vital bond of the nation.It offers a wide variety of attractions: monuments, churches, museums, art galleries and theatres; squares, parks and gardens with ancient trees; typical neighborhoods; large commercial centres, traditional and modern hotels, typical restaurants and international cuisine.As long as European architecture is concerned, many streets recall those of Paris.
Its numberless museums, exposition and conference centers, art galleries, cinemas and theatres with high level national and international spectacles are witnesses of its important cultural life.
The Colon Theatre, one of the most important lyrical theatres in the world, is seat, together with some other scenarios, of an intense musical activity that comprises all genres including, of course, the famous and typical Tango; besides, the city is frequently visited by orchestras, groups and soloists from all over the world.Financial, stock-exchange and economical seat of the country, Buenos Aires is the principal port of the nation. It has an intense commercial activity, reflected in numberless shops of the main world famous branches, shop centres and commercial shopping.Buenos Aires is a city with its own personality, open to the World's architecture, culture and art; cosmopolitan and contradictory, dynamic and traditional, historical and avant-garde.
The size of Buenos Aires forces travelers to choose their visits very well. Without a good guide, the city may seem scattered. Therefore, it is advisable to choose different itineraries depending on the travelers' free time.