By Richard Foster


When it comes to travel whether foreign or domestic, there are a lot of places to visit. When it comes to South America, there are a number of different Buenos Aires vacation packages. The city, first established in 1536 by Pedro de Mendoza with additional portions added in 1580 by Juan de Garay, has become a popular destination for honeymooners and tourists.

In 2010, the census reflected that 2,891,082 citizens lived in the city with 15,594,420 living in the greater metropolitan area. Buenos Aires is located on the Southeastern coast and continues to be the biggest city in all of Argentina. While this is the case, navigating in the city is fairly easy due the rebuild and reconstruction which took place a few years ago.

The city is not part of the larger province or the capital. Rather, it is an autonomous district. For, it was removed from the province in 1880 after several rounds of political infighting. After which, the city limits were modified to include Flores and Belgrano which are now both neighborhoods in the city.

The autonomous city is one of the top tourist destinations in South America. For, the city is well known for the preservation of European architecture which is eclectic as well as a rich and vibrant cultural life. In addition, the city became even more popular after hosting the first Pan American Games in 1951, two venues of the 1978 FIFA World Cup and more recently, the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and G20 summit the same year.

Buenos Aires is a diverse and multi-cultural center with a number of religious and ethnic groups whom now call the city home. While Spanish is the known Native language, there are a number of other languages spoken in the country. For, immigrants have been settling in this area of Argentina for well over a century.

When it comes to lifestyle, politics and religion, Buenos Aires has always been accepting of all citizens. Whereas, provinces to the northwest tend to be more conservative, nationalistic and dogmatic. In fact, many are based in Catholicism and often take a much different approach to political and social issues. For, liberals and conservatives often have vastly different approaches when it comes to looking at and resolving issues in these areas.

The tension between factions in Argentina's history can actually be traced back to these differences beginning with the centralist-federalists conflicts in the nineteenth century. After which, Buenos Aires sent a number of troops to the provinces in hopes of gaining approval for different actions. While this is the case, little was achieved as most missions resulted in clashes which were extremely violent and only worked to fuel existing tensions between the provinces and the capital.

In large part, it is the immigrant population from Spain and Italy which helped build the city into the multicultural and diverse community it is today. In addition, these individuals also contributed to what has become a vibrant art and music scene. For example, the Colon Theater, located in the center of the city is one of the world's top opera houses. Whereas, a construction boom which took place between 1945 and 1980 gave way to an interest in radio, television, cinema and theater, all of which can now be found in and around the city.




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