Under a Brazilian designer's point of view.
Tomb of Dorrego-Ortiz Basualdo family. Architecture by Louis Dubois and sculpture by Giovanni Villa.
One of the most famous tourist places of Buenos Aires is the Cementerio de la Recoleta (La Recoleta Cemetery).
For many, it is a place of sadness, memories and… tourists. Besides the suffering, many people see the cemetery as a place to know a little more about the history of Argentina: there you can cross with the graves of great personalities who currently lend their names to the streets of the city: Miguel de Azcuénaga, Hipólito Yrigoyen, Juan Lavalle, Carlos Pellegrini, Honorio Pueyrredón, Domingo Sarmiento… You can also enjoy of some works of art through the sculptures and architecture of the mausoleums and tombs (there are more than 90 vaults declared National Historic Monument). Click here to continue reading…
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One of the most impressive sculptures we can find inside the Botanical Garden of Buenos Aires is known as Sagunto. Click here to continue reading…
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Afraid to travel to Buenos Aires?
When the first cases of swine influenza appeared in Mexico in late April this year, we were not in Argentina. We come back on May 2nd, and at the Ezeiza airport all staff were wearing masks. The feeling of panic was already in the air. At that time, Argentina had suspended all flights coming from Mexico, and there was no case of the flu here.
Over the days, the first case of influenza A was confirmed in the country, and from there, the panic only grew. After almost 20 days, the Argentine government has authorized the flights coming from Mexico and, on May 20, a flight with Argentines who were hindered to come back, arrived. Click here to continue reading…
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Mates bought in the cities of El Chaltén and El Calafate
One Argentinean habit, as the culture of Tango, soccer and bife de chorizo among others, is to drink the “Yerba Mate” (Ilex paraguariensis). In the southern part of Brazil, this beverage is known as chimarrão, the typical beverage of the gaúchos. In Argentina, this beverage is also traditional to the gauchos, the Argentinean cowboys. However, the Mate’s history comes of a time prior to the Spanish and Portuguese colonization in South America, when the “mati” was a common beverage of the Guarani and Guaicuru people. Click here to continue reading…
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