Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Buenos Aires A-Z
AIRLINE OFFICES: Aerolíneas Argentinas
is at Bouchard 547 (
4317-3000, 4340-7800 or
4480-5000 Ezeiza Airport). The
American Air-
lines
office is at Avenida Santa Fe 881 (
4318-
1111) and
United
is at Avenida E. Madero 900
(
4316-0777).
Varig
, the Brazilian carrier,
has an office at Carabelas 344 (
4329-9200).
The
LanChile
office is at Calle Florida 954
(
4316-2200).
In addition to Aerolíneas, there are several
smaller domestic carriers
.
These include
Aus-
tral
on Avenida Alem 1134 (
Be sure to ascer-
tain which air-
port your
domestic flight
is departing
from before
heading out.
4317-3600) and
LADE,
which flies to and within Patagonia and
Tierra del Fuego, Calle Peru 710 (
4361-
7071).
LAPA
is at Carlos Pellegrini 1075
(
4819-5272) and
Dinar
is a few blocks away
at Carlos Pellegrini 675 (
4327-1111). Domes-
tic flights may depart from the Aeroparque
“Jorge Newbury.”
ELECTRICITY:
The current operates on 220
volts, 50 cycles.
ENGLISH-LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER
:
The
Buenos Aires Herald
covers both interna-
tional events and Argentine news. The Friday
paper has a weekend section.
FOREIGN CONSULATES IN BUENOS
AIRES:
The
United States Consulate
is at
Colombia 4300 (
4777-4533). The
Canadian
