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Tip
Look down Avenida de Mayo from the
Casa Rosada for a lovely view of the
Plaza del Congreso. For a view of the
Obelisk, look down Saenz Peña, also
known as Diagonal Norte.
Puerto Madero
Puerto Madero is one of the city's most impor-
tant and most successful urban renewal pro-
grams to date. Just as New York did with the
South Street Seaport, Boston with Faneuil Hall
and Baltimore with the Inner Harbor, Buenos
Aires has taken the empty warehouses and
docks of Puerto Madero and transformed them
into a thriving social and commercial center.
Sidewalk cafés and restaurant terraces line the
beautifully landscaped riverfront promenade to
provide a welcome respite from the hustle and
bustle of downtown Buenos Aires. Its central
location, spanning the waterfront directly
behind the Plaza de Mayo, has made Puerto
Madero a mecca for the politicians, executives
and others who work in the area. Lawyers,
financiers and other empresarios are snatching
up office space just as quickly as yuppies are
moving into luxury lofts in the refurbished
warehouses. Many of Buenos Aires' best known
restaurateurs have moved in, turning Puerto
Madero into a gastronomic center that caters to
the power lunch set by day and social climbers
at night.
 
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