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Floralis Generica sculpture in a Buenos Aires park with buildings in the background.
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Argentinian guard performing ceremony at Plaza Héroes de Malvinas, Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina · South America

About Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires works well as a base: 10 minutes from Barracas, 2km from El Ateneo Grand Splendid.

Buenos Aires is in Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina, with about 2.9 million people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Barracas, about 4 km away.

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What is there to see near Buenos Aires?

Within an hour or so of Buenos Aires: Cafe Tortoni (1 km), Palacio Barolo (1 km), El Ateneo Grand Splendid (2 km), La Boca (Caminito), Buenos Aires (3 km).

Where is Buenos Aires?

Buenos Aires is in Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina, about 4 km from Barracas.

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Quick Information

Population
2,891,082
Continent
South America
Country
Argentina
Region
Buenos Aires F.D.
Timezone
America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
Coordinates
-34.6131, -58.3772

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Argentina

Police
911
Ambulance
107
Fire
100
Driving side
right
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Worth the detour from Buenos Aires

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

cafe

Cafe Tortoni

Buenos Aires' oldest cafe, opened in 1858, with marble tables, stained glass and a basement tango room where Borges and Gardel were regulars. Expect a queue on Avenida de Mayo; order the chocolate con churros.

1 km · about 5 min drive

landmark

Palacio Barolo

A 1923 tower built as an allegory of Dante's Divine Comedy: 22 floors for the poem's cantos, hell below, a working lighthouse for paradise at the top with views down Avenida de Mayo.

1 km · about 5 min drive

photogenic

El Ateneo Grand Splendid

A 1919 opera house converted into a bookshop, with the painted cupola, boxes and crimson stage curtain intact; the stage is now a cafe. Shelves fill the stalls under the original ceiling fresco.

2 km · about 5 min drive

landmark

La Boca (Caminito), Buenos Aires

A colorful working-class neighborhood famous for its brightly painted corrugated-iron houses, tango dancers, and the passion of Boca Juniors football.

3 km · about 5 min drive

landmark

Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires

An ornate city of the dead with elaborate mausoleums housing Argentina's elite, including Eva Perón, in a labyrinth of marble and statuary.

3 km · about 5 min drive

museum

MALBA

Buenos Aires' leading contemporary art museum, showcasing the finest Latin American art from the 20th century onward.

5 km · about 10 min drive

restaurant

Don Julio

A Palermo parrilla where the walls are papered with bottles signed by diners and dry-aged beef is grilled over quebracho embers. Regularly named among the world's best restaurants; queues form before opening.

5 km · about 10 min drive

racetrack

Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez

Permanent racing circuit in southern Buenos Aires opened in 1952, host of Argentine Grand Prix rounds and TC racing.

12 km · about 20 min drive

Nearby Destinations

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🇦🇷 Argentina

4 km awayPop. 77,474

Boedo

🇦🇷 Argentina

4 km awayPop. 48,231

Colegiales

🇦🇷 Argentina

8 km awayPop. 57,000

Villa Ortúzar

🇦🇷 Argentina

9 km awayPop. 22,500

Belgrano

🇦🇷 Argentina

9 km awayPop. 138,942

Villa Santa Rita

🇦🇷 Argentina

10 km awayPop. 34,000

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