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clubs, posh boutiques, gourmet restaurants and
lively night spots. It is fun to visit during the
daylight hours as well as at night and you'll
want to spend some time here.
Palermo Chico
is another exclusive residen-
tial area, with several foreign embassies. Many
diplomats live here as well. While the architec-
ture is stunning, there is little else of interest to
visitors.
A third area within the district (for want of a
distinctive name, we've dubbed it
“
Barrio
Norte Sud
”) has recently started to emerge as
a magnet for young professionals and singles.
Clustered between Avenida Santa Fe and
Córdoba (on the Cerrito side of 9 de Julio) and
extending to Avenida Callao, trendy, moder-
ately priced restaurants and late night stops
have recently opened. A late night favorite,
La
Plaza
is in this area, as are many cinemas.
Crowded late into the night, it is much like New
York's Tribeca section.
Recoleta
Beautiful people far outnumber the Recoleta
friars who gave this area its name. They estab-
lished a convent here, named it for the Virgin of
Pilar, and started construction of the Church in
1716. Their neighbors, poor fishermen, washer
-
women and butchers, called it the
Convento de
los Padres Recoletos
or
La Recoleta
for short.
The convent was closed in the 1820s and its
orchard became Buenos Aires' first public cem-
etery.
