The living room of our suite at the Alvear
Palace, one of the most sophisticated
hotels in South America, which features
original Louis XVI furnishings
Palace, one of the most sophisticated
hotels in South America, which features
original Louis XVI furnishings
The atrium also serves to host a formal
high tea each afternoon
high tea each afternoon
A look down the spiral stairwell shows
the old world elegance of the Alvear
Palace, Buenos Aires
the old world elegance of the Alvear
Palace, Buenos Aires
La Boca neighborhood. Near the port and its shipyards, the corrugated metal buildings
are painted dazzling shades of red, yellow, blue and green. The area is an artist colony
and hosts a year-round art and cultural fair.
are painted dazzling shades of red, yellow, blue and green. The area is an artist colony
and hosts a year-round art and cultural fair.
Street performers in the bohemian San
Telmo barrio, the city's best-known
neighborhood for antiques, galleries
and tango halls
Telmo barrio, the city's best-known
neighborhood for antiques, galleries
and tango halls
Tango performances are a common
sight in San Telmo
sight in San Telmo
A well-stocked Koi fish pond at the
Jardin Japones in the Palermo
neighborhood
Jardin Japones in the Palermo
neighborhood
A gargantuan rubber tree near numerous
Parisian-style sidewalk cafes in La Recoleta
Parisian-style sidewalk cafes in La Recoleta
The walls of the Recoleta Cemetery in
Recoleta, the most fashionable
neighborhood of Buenos Aires
Recoleta, the most fashionable
neighborhood of Buenos Aires
This 10-acre cemetery is a virtual city of the
dead. The oldest cemetery in Buenos Aires
is a veritable Who's Who of Argentine history.
dead. The oldest cemetery in Buenos Aires
is a veritable Who's Who of Argentine history.
Patriarchs, Presidents, poets, and yes
Evita Peron repose here
Evita Peron repose here
There are more than 7000 tombs and
mausoleums of the powerful and
influential Porteno (resident) families
mausoleums of the powerful and
influential Porteno (resident) families
It's an architectural free-for-all,
including Greek temples and
pyramids
including Greek temples and
pyramids
Many of the nearly 15 million people in Buenos Aires believe it's important to live
in Recoleta while you're alive, but even more important to stay here in death
in Recoleta while you're alive, but even more important to stay here in death
Current market value on a space:
about $20,000 per square meter
about $20,000 per square meter