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Aires
- with upwards of 13 million people in the greater metropolitan
area it is the 2nd or 3rd largest city in South America
(depending on which statistic you read). About 1 out of
3 Argentines live in the greater Buenos Aires area. Nestled
along the Rio del Plata (river of silver) it has been
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Meera,
Ashok, Shea, Valmir and myself stayed at this nice
hotel centrally located at Paraguay and Libertad,
just a block next to Av. Julio 9. This part of town
is called the Retiro district.
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The
famous Avenida Julio 9, the widest street in the world.
16 lanes wide with a couple of islands in the middle.
Bit of task to cross when you're in a hurry.
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In
the heart of the city, in the upscale Recoleta neighbourhood
is the Cementerio de la Recoleta with its very
famous resident...
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Evita
Peron
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Missing
my own guitar I enjoyed the skillful playing of this
gentleman
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Having
an authentic Argentine Asado dinner, at a fancy restaurant
called Rodivio in the Puerto Madero riverside area
of town, with my young friend Juan. Juan lived
for a year in Detroit Michigan staying as a high school
homestay student with my friends Bill and Liane.
Juan
taught me one of the most important Spanish phrases
I used on my trip:
Disculpe,
no tengo cambio chicos
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Mucho
shopping - the very popular pedestrian mall of Av.
Florida
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