Buenos Aires can be hot in the beginning of the year, so it’s a good idea to pay a visit to one of the city’s swimming pools. The following pools are open until March 17:
Parque Norte (on the street Av Cantilo y Güiraldes).
Punta Carrasco (on the street Av. Costanera Norte y Sarmiento).
Nuevo Circuito KDT (Salguero 3450).
If you just want to escape the hectic city life for a while, the Japanese Gardens is the perfect place for some peace and quiet.
Or take a stroll along Buenos Aires Harbour.
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Also in this season Peru is a good option if you want to travel, last year i visit this country and spend two weeks in Mancora in the north of Peru, it´s an oasis this place i recommend you guys. I traveled with the help of a travel agency and made me my trip easy, so if you can use one of them it would be great. I recommend you TurPeru they have a web if you want information http://www.turperu.com.pe
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If visiting Buenos Aires, here are a few recommendations of places we found very interesting:
-The Buenos Aires Opera (Teatro Colon), it is very good and
the building is impressive, try to go to a performance.
-The Boca neighborhood, very colorful, it used to be where the
port workers used to live and the ship surplus paint ended up giving
the neighborhood its colors. If you can, visit the Bombonera football
stadium also.
-Walk the Corrientes and Florida streets, lots of Theater, bookstores, and full of activities. There is exceptionally good Theater in Bs. As.,
but there is also low quality theater (specially some of the Cabaret
style shows in Av Corrientes, some are good though), so you will
have to choose where you go carefully. Some of the best
performances are in municipal theaters such as: Teatro de la
Rivera, Teatro San Martin, Teatro Sarmiento, etc.. Bs. As. has
a prolific offer of cultural events.
-Talking about bookstores, Buenos Aires is full of bookstores. The most impressive is the central branch of the El Ateneo, in Avenida
Santa Fe. It used to be a multi-story Theater (1919). Now where
the seats used to be you have the book stacks, and in the stage
now there is a cafe. It is truly a magnificent bookstore. Some
evenings there are musical performances in the stage, some are
very good.
-If in Buenos Aires, go into as many cafes as you can, they tend
to have great pastries and coffee drinks (have an Alfajor in the
one of the many Havana’s coffee shops, a delicious sweet treat).
We enjoyed Cafe Tortoni a lot, a traditional grand cafe that has
been around for 150 years (Borges used to hang out there)
-The food in Bs. As. is great, but beware of touristic steakhouses. As
a rule, steaks in Bs. As are hard to beat (we had some of the best
beef in La Caballeriza in Puerto Madero), however some of the
touristy places have been catering to the tastes of Brazilian
tourists, and they tend to like their beef too cooked (I know, I
lived in Brazil for a few years), so don’t go to some of the
popular places like Siga la Vaca in Puerto Madero, the quality
is down. Talking about food, in Bs. As. you can eat some of the
best Italian dishes, we ate there better than in Italy believe it or
not, but again, avoid touristy restaurants.
-Visit the Recoleta cemetery, there is a lot of Argentinean and
South American history to discover. Then stroll around the
Recoleta neighborhood, it one of the glitzy places in Bs As.
just don’t buy anything in the stores, very expensive.
- The historical San Telmo neighborhood is great for a stroll,
specially around the Parque de la Defensa, full of antiquities stores
to browse, and a lot of history. Bs. As. is a great place to buy
some 2nd hand books in the street, the vendors are all over the
downtown neighborhoods.
-Tango shows can vary in quality, so go to a good one, The
show at the cafe El Querandi, in Av. Peru, was excellent if
a bit pricy. If you are in Bs. As. for more than a few days, take
tango lessons, they are not very expensive.
-If you are around the Plaza de Mayo, you might see some of
the Madres de la Plaza de Mayo, that are there in semi-permanent
protest. They are some of the mothers of those who disappeared
under the Military Dictatorship. They will be more than willing to
talk to you if you are interested, you can learn a lot.
-When walking around downtown you might be surprised with
the number of turn of the century buildings that imitate French
architecture. At that time Bs. As. was aspiring to be the Paris
of South America, this is one of the apectct that give Bs. As.
its particular flavor.
-For nightlife (Bars, discos and so on), the Palermo neighborhood
is the place to be.
-If you can, go to a Rugby or Polo match, both a tradition in Bs. As.,
a remnant of a past influx of British immigration.
-Just walk around and enjoy the cafe life.
I should probably stop writing or this could go on forever, Buenos
Aires is a great city.
@Steve, True. Peru is a good destination as well. Haven’t heard about Mancora before, but will check out your link. Thanks!
@Sebastian, Thanks so much for your great recommendations! Have wanted to travel to Buenos Aires since I was 14-15.