Lunfardo: The Slang of Buenos Aires
Translation Blog by Transpanish
Argentine Spanish is peppered with words and phrases from Lunfardo, a vast slang vocabulary developed on the streets of Buenos Aires around the turn of the 20th century... Read More

 

Tango declared part of world's cultural heritage
PanARMENIAN.Net Wed, 30 Sep 2009 -
Tango was declared part of the world's cultural heritage by the United Nations on Wednesday and granted the international seal of approval Argentina and Uruguay have long sought for the dramatic dance and its sensual moves... Read More

Argentina, here come Indian colours and flavours
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS)
Indian films, food, dances and handicrafts will deck up Argentina this November, with the Festival of India set to be held not only in Buenos Aires but also in other cities of the Latin American country. . ...Read More

Buenos Aires: most romantic city?
The Observer
For some, the state of being romantic for any given city is a measure of its innate beauty, just as much as any visually appealing architecture, abundant greenery, or clean streets. However, for me, the state of a city being romantic is ...Read More

Buenos Aires — A Travel Bargain With Star Quality
Forward
With its Paris-inspired architecture, visiting Argentina has been like traveling to Europe, but wholesale, and who doesn’t love a bargain. Since the 2001 collapse of Argentina’s peso, once equal to the dollar, it’s been a cheap alternative to Euro-land...Read More

Americans abroad on their perfect days.
Boston Globe - United States
The perfect day in Buenos Aires would start out in the barrio, or neighborhood, of Recoletta. I would walk around the winding artisan fair, which you could... Read More

 

Learn, Improve and Dance Tango Until You Drop In The Mecca of Tango - Buenos Aires, Argentina
World News Report - USA
Discover the magic of tango and the majesty of Argentina at the same time. Buenos Aires is the Mecca of Tango where you can learn and dance tango until your heart is content with your own personal Tango Partner. At the same time ... Read More

 

Buenos Aires keeps the tradition in cafes
Seattle Times - Aug 2, 2009
On Saturday nights in Buenos Aires, the Miramar cafe crackles with the energy of local families, famished tango dancers and gregarious waiters.... Read More

 

Old Europe in Buenos Aires
Financial Times - Tom Sutherland - Jul 17, 2009
When it turns cold in Buenos Aires the elephants in the zoo can take shelter in an exuberant art nouveau version of a Hindu temple. Such flamboyant architectural fantasies are scattered throughout the city, which was rebuilt when vast wealth pouring in from the pampas embraced the belle époque at the turn of the last century. Anything was possible.... Read More

 

Buenos Aires Spotlights Its Cafes
New York Times - Kevin Moloney - Jul 10, 2009
Some locals play billiards at the Café de García in the Villa Devoto section of Buenos Aires. It specializes in picadas, meals of a large number of small .... Read More

Russians can go to Argentina without visas
BUENOS AIRES, June 29 (Itar-Tass)
Russian citizens will be able to go to Argentina without visas soon after the relevant intergovernmental agreement enters into force on June 29, an official at the Russian consular office in Buenos Aires told Itar-Tass. Read More

 

Artist helps rejuvenate district in Buenos Aires
New York Times - NY, USA
By MICHAEL T. LUONGO - Largely owing to spillover rejuvenation from neighboring Puerto Madero and San Telmo, two areas that have benefited from a rise in tourism and a real estate boom. Barracas, near the city’s old ports, means barracks or warehouses ... Read More

 

Remains Found of Cafe de Hansen -- Famed Birthplace of Argentine Tango.
Latin American Herald Tribune - Caracas,Venezuela
BUENOS AIRES -- A group of archaeologists found the remains of the Cafe de Hansen, one of the birthplaces of the tango, which thrived in Buenos Aires from ... Read More

 

Off-roading in Argentina.
Times Online - UK
Off-road driving in Argentina can take you far from the beaten track. Matt Munday navigates the peaks — and the pitfalls ... Read More

 

Buenos Aires in Bloom.
Concierge - New York,NY,USA
David Ebershoff visits the new Buenos Aires, an electrifying—and deeply affordable—city, where necessity really is the mother of invention ... Read More

 

Buenos Aires touts passions of food, tango to those on a budget.
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA
By JEANNETTE NEUMANN • AP • December 14, 2008 Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, is a cosmopolitan city best experienced through its monumental passions ... Read More

 

Travel blog: Meat Me Buenos Aires.
TravelBite.co.uk - London,UK
This is his first blog: If you are a Vegetarian, I suggest you avert your eyes, because Buenos Aires is a meat lover's paradise. I do love red meat... Read More

 

Another Five Reasons (or maybe more) to Love Buenos Aires - Part 2.
Examiner.com - USA
by Liza Zimmerman, SF Wine & Cocktail Examiner 1) Empanadas. I am a little obsessed, but they are so incredibly good. Supposedly Salta in the north is the ... Read More

 

Ten Reasons to Love Buenos Aires - Part 1.
Examiner.com - USA
by Liza Zimmerman, SF Wine & Cocktail Examiner 1) Their economy is in worse shape than ours. With the peso at almost 3.5 to the dollar you can stay and eat ridiculously well in this country... Read More