Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Free tours in Spanish are offered on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at noon (bring your
passport, dress conservatively and enter via Av Int Bullrich).
WALKING THE DOG
Buenos Aires supports a legion of
paseaperros
(professional dog walkers), who can be seen with up to
a dozen canines on leashes. They'll stroll through areas like Palermo's parks, Recoleta and even
downtown with a variety of dogs ranging from scruffy mongrels to expensive purebreds, each of their
tails happily a-waggin'.
Paseaperros
are employed by busy apartment dwellers who either can't or won't take the time to
exercise their animals properly - and are willing to pay up to AR$200 per month for this unique walk-
ing service. Since most
paseaperros
don't pay taxes, they can really 'clean up' in the city - figurat-
ively speaking.
Every day thousands of canines deposit tons (almost literally) of excrement in the streets and parks
of the capital. You'll be aware of this fact soon after stepping onto the streets of Buenos Aires. Clean-
ing up after one's pooch is already a city requirement, but enforcement is nil, so be very careful where
you tread - you'll see dog piles of all textures and sizes lining almost every sidewalk. One to espe-
cially step clear of is the author-named
dulce de leche
variety.
Still, the capital's leashed packs are a remarkably orderly and always entertaining sight, and make
great snapshots to bring back home.
