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MODERN HISTORY
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During most of the 19th century, the political status of the city remained a sensitive subject. It was already capital of Buenos Aires Province, and between 1853 and 1860 it was the capital of the seceded State of Buenos Aires. The issue was fought o... |
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COLONIAL HISTORY
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From its earliest days, Buenos Aires depended primarily on trade. During most of the 17th and 18th centuries, Spanish ships were menaced by pirates, so they developed a complex system where ships with military protection were dispatched to Central Am... |
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FIRST EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT
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Seaman Juan Díaz de Solís, navigating in the name of Spain, was the first European to reach the Río de la Plata in 1516. His expedition was cut short when he was killed during an attack by the native Charrúa tribe in what is now Uruguay.The city of B... |
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BUENOS AIRES PHOTOS
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Clockwise from top: skyline on the Rio de la Plata, the Casa Rosada, the National Congress, Puente de la Mujer, Caminito in La Boca, Cabildo, the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Obelisco. |
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OTHER INFORMATION
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Country ArgentinaEstablished 1536, 1580Government - Type Autonomous city - Chief of Government Mauricio Macri - Senators María Eugenia Estenssoro, Samuel Cabanchik, Daniel FilmusArea - City 203 km2 (... |
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BUENOS AIRES WEATHER
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The city has a humid subtropical climate ("Cfa" by Köppen classification) with four distinct seasons and an annual temperature of 17.2 °C (63.0 °F). The warmest month is January, with a daily average of 24.1 °C (75.4 °F). Relative Humidity tends to b... |
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BUENOS AIRES RESTAURANTS
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BudgetThere are a lot of al paso (walk through) places to eat; you eat standing up or in high chairs at the bar. Meals vary from hot-dogs (panchos), beef sausages (chorizos, or its sandwich version choripán), pizzas, milanesas (breaded fried cutlets)... |
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BUENOS AIRES FOOD
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MeatYou will want to try asado (beef/steak barbecue) at a parrilla, restaurants specializing in roasted meats. There are expensive parrillas, and more simple and cost effective ones, . The bife de lomo (tenderloin) is unbelievably tender. Jugoso mean... |
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BUENOS AIRES TOURS
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According to the World Travel & Tourism Council, tourism has been growing in the Argentine capital since 2002. In a survey by the travel and tourism publication Travel + Leisure Magazine in 2008, travelers voted Buenos Aires the second most desir... |
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