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tearoom and a Japanese
restaurant, and hosts many
exhibitions and events. Within
the park is the Campana de la
Paz, the bell that is sounded
every year to celebrate World
Peace Day on September 21.
4 Jardín Zoológico
Ave Sarmiento & Ave Las Heras. City
Map 5 E3. Te l (011) 4011-9900. £
Palermo. Plaza Italia. @ 15, 36, 37,
60, 152. Open 10am-7pm Tue-Sun.
& free for children under 12.
7  zoobuenosaires.com.ar
Located at this site since 1888,
this handsome city zoo started
out with a total collection of 650
animals and 53 different species.
Today, over 2,500 creatures,
including 49 reptiles, 89
mammals, and 175 birds, inhabit
the 44-acre (18-ha) site. The
One of the elegant greenhouses at the Jardín Botánico
zoo's first director, Eduardo
Ladislao Holmberg, played an
important role in the design of
the park, deciding to house the
animals in buildings that reflect
their country of origin. This
makes for an interesting
array of architectural
styles, including a repro-
duction of an Indian
temple, a French palace,
and a Templo de Vesta
with 16 Corinthian
columns, as well as a
range of sculptures and
statues. Among the
popular attractions
today are a reptilium,
an aquarium, and a
re-creation of a subtropical
jungle. The areas are well
labeled and the zoo has a
strong conservation agenda.
5 Jardín Botánico
Carlos Thays
Santa Fe 3951. City Map 5 E4. Te l
(011) 4831-4527. £ Palermo.
Plaza Italia. @ 15, 36, 37, 60, 152.
Open 8am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9:30am-
6pm Sat & Sun, 11am-6pm hols. 8
10:30am Fri, 10:30am & 3pm Sat, Sun,
& hols.  zoobuenosaires.com.ar
The city's Botanical Gardens,
opened in 1898, were designed
by famous French landscape
architect Charles Thays. He lived
in a Tudor-style house in the
gardens from 1892 to 1898
while he was the director of
parks and public walkways. His
house now contains a botanical
library. The 17-acre (7-ha) site
boasts over 5,500 species of
plants from Argentina and
around the world, organized by
family, origin, and use.
Of the gardens' five
greenhouses, the first and most
significant was brought over
from France from the 1900 Paris
Exhibition. Built out of iron and
glass in Art Nouveau style, the
structure measures 3,000 sq ft
(280 sq m), and houses tropical
and subtropical species. In
addition to its floral riches, the
Jardín Botánico has a wealth of
public art, including sculptures
and monuments. The park is
also home to hundreds of
abandoned cats.
Elephants at the Jardín Zoológico
Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793-1877)
This infamous figure rose to prominence as a leader of the patriotic
gaucho armies who fought against the European expeditionary
forces, following Argentinian Independence. In 1829, Rosas
became governor of Buenos Aires and instigated campaigns to
massacre the indigenous peoples of the southern Pampas. Rosas
portrayed himself as a man of the people, but with his private
paramilitary army, la mazorca , he perpetrated countless outrages in
Argentina and launched invasions
of Uruguay and Paraguay. In 1851,
he became supreme ruler of the
newly created Argentinian
Confederation, which plunged into
civil war as powerful adversaries
rose up against the rosista faithful
(people whose sympathies lay
with Rosas). Rosas was toppled in
1852 and forced into exile, living
out the rest of his days as a farmer
in Southampton, England. There is
not a single street or plaza in
Buenos Aires honoring his name,
but Rosas is still an icon for many
ultra-conservatives.
Dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas, who
ruled with an iron ist
 
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