It was in the neighbourhood known as “La Boca”, near the harbour, that the first masses of immigrants (coming mostly from Spain, Italy and Poland) settled down in poor houses called “conventillos” (slums) back at the beginning of the twentieth century. They were in search
One of the major differences between Buenos Aires and other important capital cities round the world is its flexible schedule regarding opening and closing times of nightclubs, bars and pubs – in fact, there are no restrictions in this respect. Nighclubbing is quite eclectic since
Inmediatamente después de las Guerras Civiles Argentinas y la unificación nacional a finales del siglo XIX, llegó una época de enorme crecimiento económico a principios del siglo XX. Este momento histórico se conoce como “Belle Epoque”. Tal bienestar económico fue resultado del aumento de la
“La Maga” is one of the main characters in “Rayuela,” a novel by Julio Cortázar, one of the most outstanding writers in Latinamerican literature. The novel opens doors to new realities where the weirdest situations are presented in a light-hearted and humorous fashion, which makes
Buenos Aires city displays the tension between civilization and barbarism. “Facundo” - or “Civilization and Barbarism” - a book written by Sarmiento almost two hundred years ago, illustrates the said tension which used to prevail and still prevails Argentinean modern life. Like most other thinkers
The most representative features of the country are red meat and leather. They both characterized and forged Argentine people’s idiosyncrasy. Its red meat is well known for its quality worldwide and is widely consumed in this country by people belonging to different social groups. The
“Criollos” - notice the similarity with the term “creole” - were the descendants of Spanish people born in America. In the beginning, they were small in number, took part in some of the colonial, economic activities and became part of the local government administration –
Buenos Aires City is known for its excesses, its disorder and its debauchery - and for being a Dionysian city where reason does not always prevail. It is a chaotic city whose nights are endless and rife with vice, a city that never sleeps and
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the country’s prosperity promoted and consolidated the conformation of a social elite known as the Oligarchy. Such was the power of the members of this land-owning elite that their influence had an important impact not only on economic
In the first half of the twentieth century, there arrived in our country important masses of immigrants of European origin, mostly from Italy and Spain but also from Poland, France, Ireland and Germany. Most of these people had fled their countries – given the bad