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t. e. The culture of Argentina is as varied as the country geography and is composed of a mix of ethnic groups. Modern Argentine culture has been influenced largely by the Spanish colonial period and the 19th/20th century European immigration (mainly Italian and Spanish), and also by Amerindian culture, particularly in the fields of music and art.
188,780. • Density. 35,000/km 2 (91,000/sq mi) Time zone. UTC-3 (ART) Recoleta is a barrio or neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the northern part of the city, by the Río de la Plata. The area is perhaps best known to be the home of the distinguished Recoleta Cemetery.
Teatro Colón. Teatro Colonial. Torcuato di Tella Institute. La Trastienda Club. Categories: Buenos Aires. Culture of Argentina. Culture by city.
The Obelisk (Spanish: Obelisco de Buenos Aires) is one of the city's most famous landmarks and a venue for various cultural activities and other events. It is placed at the heart of Buenos Aires. Porteños refer to it simply as El Obelisco. The obelisk was built in May 1936 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first founding of the city.
La Boca (Spanish: [la ˈβoka]; "the Mouth", probably of the Matanza River) [2] is a neighborhood of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.. Its location near the Port of Buenos Aires meant the neighbourhood became a melting pot of different cultures during the 20th century, when millions of immigrants from Europe and Asia arrived to Argentina.
The Plaza de Mayo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈplasa ðe ˈmaʝo]; English: May Square) is a city square and the main foundational site of Buenos Aires, Argentina.It was formed in 1884 after the demolition of the Recova building, unifying the city's Plaza Mayor and Plaza de Armas, by that time known as Plaza de la Victoria and Plaza 25 de Mayo, respectively.
The city of Buenos Aires lies in the pampa region, with the exception of some areas such as the Buenos Aires Ecological Reserve, the Boca Juniors (football club)'s "sports city", Jorge Newbery Airport, the Puerto Madero neighborhood and the main port itself; these were all built on reclaimed land along the coasts of the Rio de la Plata (the ...
City of Buenos Aires: 2023 1681; vi (cultural) During the military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983, the building of the Navy School of Mechanics (ESMA) served as a clandestine centre of detention, torture, and extermination. More than 5000 men and women were imprisoned, tortured, and killed by the Navy.