BUENOS AIRES DOWN TOWN
In this section you will find a guide for each of the neighborhoods of the City of Buenos Aires. A short but valuable description to help you get to know a little more about the area you are intending...
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City of Buenos Aires Area Guides - Information about all Areas of the City of Buenos Aires
BUENOS AIRES DOWN TOWN
In this section you will find a guide for each of the neighborhoods of the City of Buenos Aires. A short but valuable description to help you get to know a little more about the area you are intending...
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Abasto
The legendary Abasto area, cradle of tango and a witness of the history of Buenos Aires, is one of the most popular sites chosen by turist...
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Agronomia
Agronomia was one of the first suburbs of the "Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad," which was the name that Juan de Garay gave Buenos Aires when...
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Almagro
Almagro is a neighborhood that has always had a special aspect, being one of the few areas where tango, poetry, "quintas", political figures...
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Balvanera
Balvanera, also known as Once, is an area that is constantly changing, and its mixed aspect can be percieved as the result of a blend of...
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Barracas
Barracas comes from the word "barraca", which is a precarious construction made out of simple materials used for housing labourers and storage...
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Barrio Norte
Barrio Norte or "the Northern Neighbourhood" aquired its colloquial name because it was originally located in the northern part of center of...
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Belgrano
Belgrano is one of the most refined residential areas in the City of Buenos Aires. There are many old and important houses in the neighborhood...
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Boedo
Boedo is in fact one of the cities newer neighborhoods. It was formed as recently as 1972 when Almagro was divided and Balvanera (Once) became...
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Caballito
Caballito is located in the exact geographical center of the City of Buenos Aires, as stated on a sign on Avellaneda street, 1023, which names...
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Chacarita
Chacarita is a quite area of the City of Buenos Aires, with streets full of trees, old houses, and also newer apartment buildings. Chacarita...
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Coghlan
Coghlan is a neighborhood named after its central train station with the same name that was named after John M. Coghlan. It's distinguished by...
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Colegiales
Colegiales was an area originally populated by the Jesuits. The terrain was known colloquially as "La Chacarita de los Colegiales" because many...
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Congreso
Congreso is an area traditionally associated with the Government Buildings of argentina there are also many Hotels and Hostels in this area. It is near the center of Buenos Aires, and its heart is between
Rivadavia Avenue and Mayo Avenue and
Congreso Square and Mariano Moreno Square.
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Constitucion
Constitucion was fist called had many names before "Mercado Constitución" in tribute of the constitution of Argentina. It is a densely populated...
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Flores
Flores was incorporated into the City of Buenos Aires in the year of 1888. In the area you can find houses with fronts of various styles including...
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Floresta
Floresta used to be known as "De La Floresta" and there are two theories explaining the origin of the name. The place is a mixture of cultures...
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La Boca
La Boca is named after its geographical location in the opening of the Riachuelo river into the Rio de la Plata. The many immigrants that arrived...
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Liniers
Liniers was named after the Virrey Santiago de Liniers Bremond. The development of Liniers and the advancement of the train went hand in hand...
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Mataderos
Mataderos was in the last century known as "Nueva Chicago," after the North American city. Being a large, very populated area...
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Micro Centro
Micro Centro (its real name being San Nicolás) is the most visisted area in the entire City of Buenos Aires. To locals it is commonly refered...
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Monserrat
Monserrat was the first "barrio" in the City of Buenos Aires and has been a very large part of history of the City of Buenos Aires and the...
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Monte Castro
Monte Castro was named after Don Pedro Fernández de Castro. The neighborhood is one of the highest located ones in the City of Buenos Aires...
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Nueva Pompeya
Nueva Pompeya was named after the church named "La Virgen del Rosario de Pompeya." The neighborhoods population was characterized as being...
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Nuñez
Nuñez was founded by Florencio Emeterio Nuñez. It is located in highlands, with hills sloping down into the river. With the exception of the...
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Palermo
Palermo, together with Palermo Viejo, is the largest areas in Buenos Aires. It is mainly a residential area with a few larger office buildings...
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Palermo Viejo
Palermo Viejo is part of the neighborhood Palermo. It was originally named Villa Alvear, and was designed by the architect Antonio Buschiazzo...
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Parque Avellaneda
Parque Avellaneda is a calm area excluded from rushing rhythm of the City of Buenos Aires. There are constructions dating to the beginning of the...
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Parque Chacabuco
Parque Chacabuco is an area where most of the activity is centered around the huge park that is the inspiration of the neighborhood's name. It has...
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Parque Chas
In 2009 Parque Chas became an official neighbourhood of Capital Federal, Buenos Aires. It is contained with the streets of La Pampa, Av. de Los Constituyentes,
Comabtientes de Malvinas and Avenue Chorroarin.
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Parque Patricios
Parque Patricios is an area with streets lined with trees, many of which have not yet been paved and still have their original stone. The are has...
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Paternal
La Paternal is a quite neighborhood in the central part of the city of Buenos Aires with a low population density. Like many of the older areas...
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Puerto Madero
Puerto Madero was named after Eduardo Madero. The area has a huge touristic potential and there is a important real estate endeavor taking place...
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Recoleta
Recoleta is named after a convent called the "Convento de los Padres Recoletos" that had attached to it and the now so famous cemetery in the beginning...
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Retiro
Retiro remains to this day an area full of constant transition, and is during rush hour a sea of people coming and going from the area that holds three...
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Saavedra
Saavedra, compared to the more centric areas of the City of Buenos Aires, is one of the largest areas with a lot of space and little population located...
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San Cristobal
San Cristobal is centered around the actual "Iglesia de San Cristóbal" (Saint Christopher Church) and has a very special history. Since its beginings...
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San Nicolás
San Nicolás, or as local know it; "El Micro Centro" (The Micro Center) is one of the most visited areas in The City of Buenos Aires and millions of...
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San Telmo
San Telmo is one of the oldest areas in the City of Buenos Aires, and is also one of the ones that has conserved its old architecture in the best way...
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Velez Sarsfield
Velez Sarsfield is a typical area in the City of Buenos Aires with low houses that are so commonly seen in the city. The area still has a medium class...
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Versalles
Versalles is an exclusively residential area with a style of its own. Its low houses and streets lined with old trees give the population of this part of...
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Villa Crespo
Villa Crespo was founded on February 14, 1935 and is located behind the Maldonado Stream, but the actual limits of the area were not set until 1972. It was...
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Villa del Parque
Villa del Parque was founded in 1908 and is located on the lands that were originally part of the Chacarita de los Colegiales (Today Chacarita) populated by...
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Villa Devoto
Villa Devoto, founded by the italian Antonio Devoto, is considered the "Jardin de la Ciudad" (Garden of the City) since it has more trees and plants than any...
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Villa General Mitre
Villa General Mitre was named in honor of the ex-president of the Argentina Nation, Bartolomé Mitre. The Areas main assets are it wide and calm street, some...
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Villa Lugano
Villa Lugano is situated in the Southeast corner of the City of Buenos Aires. Today Villa Lugano is a mixture of cultures and times, the big colonial houses...
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Villa Luro
Villa Luro is a relatively small area in the west part of the City of Buenos Aires. Villa Luro is a strong area that is becoming better and better with each day...
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Villa Ortuzar
Villa Ortuzar is a rather small area of the City of the Buenos Aires that is divided into two sections. From Los Incas Avenue to La Pampa you can find mansions...
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Villa Pueyrredon
Villa Pueyrredon is a quite large area in the northwest part of the City of Buenos Aires. It has many two way streets with the common low houses dominating the...
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Villa Real
Villa Real is a small neighborhood in the City of Buenos Aires. The most common view that you will see in this area are streets lined with trees and low houses...
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Villa Riachuelo
Villa Riachuelo, situated in the south-east of the City of Buenos Aires, is the most southern neighborhood in the city. This area with the typical low houses and...
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Villa Santa Rita
Santa Rita is a small, low profile area in the Center of the City of Buenos Aires. Most of the houses are modest and rarely have more than one story, there are...
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Villa Soldati
Villa Soldati was founded in the beginning of the 20:th century by Swiss José Soldati, a hardworking man of progress. He also founded the Villa Lugano area...
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Villa Urquiza
Villa Urquiza is an area that has a mixture of many different things. From its old one or two story houses, to large apartment buildings. It has calm and...
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