here you can enjoy a game of outdoor chess
the Palace of the Argentine National Congress was inaugurated in 1916
Buenos Aires may be the capital of the tango, but this dog has seen it all before
another great tango performance. One of the ladies seem not amused. Wonder why..
native hero and revolutionary El Che is still big in Argentina
in 2013 this Columbus Statue was taken down and replaced by a monument for Juana Azurduy
the famous Casa Rosada where Evita Peron waved to the adoring masses
the Monumenta Malvinas (red strip below) is facing the English Clock Tower
The autonomous city of Buenos Aires sits at the estuary of the Rio de la Plata and is the capital of Argentina since 1880.
It
all started in 1536 as a Spanish outpost, but the local Querandies turned hostile and burned the place down. A second attempt in
1580 was more successful.
In 1806/7 the British tried to capture the city but were defeated by local militia, an event that was
the precursor for the May Revolution and eventually led to Argentina's Independence in 1816.
The development of the railroad
system greatly increased the city's economic power and started a massive immigration from Italy and Spain in the second half
of the 19th century.
Today Buenos Aires is Argentina's economic, financial and cultural center and yearly draws millions
of tourists.
We visited the city in February 2008.
at the harbor near old historic La Boca
the Conventillo Historico de 1881 is a tourist hotspot
the Monument to the Fallen honors the 649 Argentine soldiers who were killed in the 1982 Falklands War
the Church of our lady of Pilarhe at the La Recoleta cemetery
the Casa de Las Madres is located at the Plaza de Mayo
the Pirámide de Mayo is the center piece at the Plaza de Mayo
the Galerias Pacifico shopping mall features some impressive frescos
a cyclist passes the Seat of Government building
