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 Buenos Aires is the capital of the Argentine Republic. Located on the province, this city was founded on 1536 for the first time by Pedro de Mendoza and refounded in 1580 by Juan de Garay. It is the second bigger city of South America and of the more extensive urban centers of the planet. Its present denomination is independent City of Buenos Aires.
In this section we will take care to expose the greater tourist attractions to him than it presents this city of dreams. When it begins to review the places that we will presenty to him, it will notice that this city is an amalgam of the traditional thing with the modern thing: after where is watched it, Buenos Aires is a constant fusion between the past and the future being its visitors the only thing located in the present. Next we began to cross the city.
Caminito: we will begin by the most traditional stroll of Buenos Aires. Located in the harbor district of 'La Boca', Caminito is a street of 100 meters with humble painted houses of alive and contrastantes colors that give a unique appearance him in the world. This street recently more than one hundred years was a stream (of there its winding route). When it was dried the stream that way passed a railroad that went to the port that when dismantling itself left to the place without no use and little by little it became a rubbish dump. In the decade of the 50, the neighbors decided to mop up the area and to summon famous painter Quinquela Martín so that he gives an artistic touch him to the site. It was the same Quinquela that, with other neighbors of the district, baptized the street in honor to the popular singer Juan de Dios Filiberto, author of the well-known called tango "Caminito". In 1959 he made official himself to the stroll like a museum to open sky. Nowadays, Caminito is a destiny forced for the visitors of Buenos Aires. Great variety of visits guided in different languages exists, although many people cross it by own account.
Puerto Madero: She is of the most exclusive districts of Buenos Aires. Its extensive surface pays for constantly to the Río de La Plata. Puerto Madero is known by its extraordinary gastronomical supply: there is innumerable amount of restaurants of first quality and with a beautiful Vista to the river. Nevertheless, Puerto Madero is not limited the meals: it has many other attractiveness. Between the places of greater interest we can find:
 The Ecological Reserve, a land of 350 hectares that great amount of flora concentrates and fauna that was by itself made way to enter themselves to the city.
The Source of the Nereidas, of the escultora Lola Mora, who dates from 1903 and represents the birth of Venus.
The Ship Museum Sarmiento Frigate: it was during long time the boat standard of the Argentine Navy and now he remains anchored to be visited like cultural attraction.
Corrientes Street:The Corrientes Street is in truth an avenue. It is a traditional stroll of Buenos Aires intimately related to the tango and the spirit of the city. Here they are concentrated most of the great theaters of the city, specially the dedicated ones to the Theater of Magazine. Also bars and pizzerías classic here of Buenos Aires and those can be found that cannot be lacked. Among them: The Inmortales Pizza, Güerrín Pizza, La Paz Coffee, Bar Branches, Cafeteria The Giralda.
Show tango: The more famous spectacles of tango of the city are developed in old bars or recycled sites where the essence of the time of gold follows impregnated in each chair, each table, each corner and each shade of place.
The Tortoni Coffee: mythical place of Buenos Aires that was frequented by his more famous personages. The days Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from the 21:00 offer shows of tango of first level. The price of the entrance is of not more than $6 (than it is worth as permission of spectacle) although most of people it attends the show while it enjoys a supper in one of the oldest bars of the city. The Tortoni is located in Av. de Mayo 829 and its telephone number is 4342-4328.
Flowery Bar: another traditional bar of Buenos Aires. They appear shows of dance and song. Located in Boedo 944. Telephone: 4931-9526
Corner Homero Manzi: the bar constructed in 1927 is one of the pillars of the tanguera tradition of the city. The place dedicated to the famous letrista received to great figures of the Buenosairean folk music. One can be enjoyed the best spectacles of tango here. Every day from the 22:00 the formidable entertainment for the Vista and the ear begins. And how it could not be of another way, see and hear Buenos Aires is accompanied as its flavor unmistakable in the suppers that they precede to the show. Also one appears the spectacle Fridays and Saturdays to 00:30 and the 01:30 and Sundays to 14:00
South Bar: from 1967 he is one of the forced places when we spoke of tango. In its principles, concert was a coffee and with time it has become a key point of the tradition of Buenos Aires. ¶The tango spectacle goes accompanied of an exquisite food that it includes, empanadas, pizza, cold cuts and other specialties of the house
The old warehouse: in 1798, during the virreinato of Rio' of the Silver, a warehouse is opened in where people joined themselves to take wine, to smoke and to talk during hours. This place that it has more than two centuries of history, today opens its doors to the visitors so that they enjoy a fantastic supper that accompanies the incredible show by tango that is made every day to 22:00
Bombonera: the field of Boca Juniors is a site that in the last years has attracted a great volume of tourists. People approach the stage to feel in own meat the passion of soccer in Argentina. To be present at a party in the bombonera is a unique experience in the world: everything shakes when ruge the fan, from the launching slips, to the bones. Located in Bransen 805 in the district of La Boca.
Colón Theater: designed by F. Tamburini and V. Meono, the Theater the 98 Columbus was inaugurated anniversary of the Revolution of May the 25 of May of 1908. This Theater is one of the more important opera houses of the planet. It has capacity for 3000 spectators and it mixes a French style baroque and Italian neorenacentismo with many adornments in gilded and scarlet. The cupola of the theater was painted by the famous artist Raul Soldi. It is located in Plaza Lavalle, more indeed in Cerrito 618. Telephone: 4378-7100.
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