Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Avenida Rivadavia is on the tenth block of Calle
Peru. Important downtown streets follow:
North of Rivadavia. . . South of Rivadavia
Reconquista ...............Defensa
San Martín ................Bolívar
Florida ....................Peru
Maipú .................Chacabuco
Esmeralda ................Piedras
Suipacha .................Tacuari
Streets running parallel to Avenida Rivadavia
(E-W) do not change names in the downtown
area.
Rivadavia starts
at the Plaza de
Mayo and paral-
lels Avenida de
Mayo until the
latter merges
into it at the
Plaza del
Congreso.
Plaza de Mayo
The city's oldest square, dates back to the sec-
ond founding of Buenos Aires in 1580 when it
was designated the Plaza Mayor, the city's
principal square. It has served as a large mar-
ketplace and a hangman's gallows. This lovely
green oasis, surrounded by important govern-
ment buildings, has been the site of nearly all of
the important political and social events in
Argentina's history. Surrounding the plaza are
the
Casa Rosada
, the seat of the executive
branch of the Argentine government; the
Cabildo
, the colonial town hall; and the
Met-
ropolitan Cathedral
, where Argentina's
national hero General San Martín is buried.
