Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
It's an undeniable truth that Argentineans
have a strong identification with their place of
birth, their family and their fellow man.
Strolling around any city or town in Argentina,
one is overwhelmed by monuments, statues
and plaques that remind the locals of their his-
tory at every turn. This translates into patrio-
tism, and it's a mighty force in this country.
The Culture
Buenos Aires has been called the “Goliath's
Head” because of its colossal urban concentra-
tion. Many of the 15 million people who live in
Greater Buenos Aires left the
pampas
and
provinces to enter a city where the night is
always young, and commerce and culture stand
shoulder to shoulder. The city is a spawning
ground for a vibrant cultural life.
Porteño
s like to boast that their city is home to
over 300 theaters, 100-plus art galleries, at
least 70 museums and hundreds of bookstores.
Furthermore, there are 50 magazines and 12
daily newspapers. Night has a strong hold on
everyone here. The general public mills about
Corrientes
- the street that never sleeps -
taking in a movie, a pizza, and a bit of local gos-
sip, while intellectuals haunt the all-night
bookshops.
Lavalle
is the famed “cinema street,” with its
bright billboards advertising the latest releases
- local, foreign, and Hollywood.
