Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina.

Buenos Aires is considered one of the most important urban centers in South America. It has a population of approximately 14 million inhabitants.

Declared Federal Capital of the Republic of Argentina, Buenos Aires is the financial and economic center and main port of the country. The capital, denominated Autonomous City of the Government of Buenos Aires, is surrounded by Buenos Aires and by the Rio de la Plata, and it is divided in 47 neighborhoods, denominated "barrios porteños".

The City Buenos Aires, or Great Buenos Aires, is a cosmopolitan and modern urban center with European style. Every day thousands of inhabitants and tourists circulate in and out.

In front of its costs, bathed by the "River of the Silver", is Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, only 45 minutes away by airplane or two and a half hours by ship.

One of the peculiar characteristics of Buenos Aires is its varied and amusing night life. Bars, coffee shops, restaurants, pubs, discos are open until dawn.

Tourist Attractions

Among the most important neighborhoods, the following tourist attractions stand out:

· Neighborhood Belgrano
· Neighborhood Palermo and Coastal North
· Neighborhood Recoleta
· Neighborhood Retiro
· Puerto Madero and Costanera Sur
· Neighborhood La Boca
· Neighborhood San Telmo
· Neighborhood Monserrat
· Neighborhood de San Nicolás (downtown)
· Avenida 9 de Julio
· Neighborhood Norte
· Neighborhood Balvanera
· Neighborhood Mataderos

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Updating, May 2008