San MartÃn de los Andes is a charming mountain town nestled on the tip of Lago Lácar between high peaks. Its geographical location is of singular beauty, almost hidden in a sumptuous amphitheater in the mountains that preserves the fertility of its lake and forest environment. In addition to the environmental beauty and peace and [...]
Noche de los Museos (Night of the Museums). One night a year in November the city's cultural spaces stay open late (from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.) and host films and performances of jazz, tango, folk, techno, choral, and rock music. In 2007, 102 such institutions participated and 414,000 people attended the city-wide museum block [...]
Art and Culture BA's Museo de Bellas Artes (Museum of Fine Arts) is always free, and its permanent collection features works by masters such as Degas, Gauguin, Klee, Kandinsky, and Van Gogh as well as Argentinian and South American artists. Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (Museum of Latin American Art), known more commonly [...]
Two weeks ago, we went to a tango show. But before I'm going to tell how it was, I first want to share a little of the history of this passionate Argentinean dance! The history is a little complex, but here is a short version:  The tango originated, just before the 20th century, in the poor [...]
Some weekends ago we made a trip to Colón town in Entre RÃos province. Right on the Uruguay riverside, stands this beautiful city with gentle terrein slopes and fully wooded streets that still preserves the peace of a small town- ideal for the tourist rest. This city, also called ''Paradise city'' posseses natural beauties that [...]
Very close to Buenos Aires you can find Uruguay. This country has a couple of interesting places, from which Colonia and Montevideo are the closest tot Buenos Aires. Because of this Uruguay is a perfect destination for a (weekend) trip out of town and for some students a good occasion to enlarge their tourist visas. [...]
San MartÃn de los Andes is a charming mountain town nestled on the tip of Lago Lácar between high peaks. Its geographical location is of singular beauty, almost hidden in a sumptuous amphitheater in the mountains that preserves the fertility of its lake and forest environment. In addition to the environmental beauty and peace and [...]
At our Spanish school in Buenos Aires we go to discover a different neighbourhood of Buenos Aires each week. This time I want to tell you about our visit to Mataderos. And I want to thank Jasper who sent me the photos that you can see in this post! One of the best-kept secrets in [...]
The cuisine of Argentina is distinctive in South America because of its strong resemblance to Italian, Spanish, French and other European cuisines rather than the other Latin American cuisines. This is due to the huge amount of immigrants from those countries. However, due to the large ranch and cowboy lifestyle that dominated Argentina historically, beef [...]
Last Friday we went to have dinner to Xalapa, a Mexican restaurant located in Palermo. This is one of my favorite restaurants , because the food is very tasty, is very lively and really unexpensive. It is like a piece of Mexico in Buenos Aires. I recommend to make a reservation before going, because there [...]