Casa Rosada

The Casa Rosada is a palace located in front of the Plaza de Mayo that serves as the seat of the National Government. This imposing pink-colored building occupies the site where the Fort of Buenos Aires was erected in 1580. Although there are several suggestions, according to tradition, this color is due to President Sarmiento's [...]
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Cemetery of Recoleta

Recoleta Cemetery is the eternal resting place where different personalities of Argentina’s history mingle with anonymous citizens who managed to raise the necessary funds to enjoy this luxurious place. At the beginning of the 18th century the friars of the order of the Barefoot Recoletos settled in the area and built a church and a [...]
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La Boca

This emblematic neighbourhood owes its name to the fact that it is precisely in this area where the mouths of the Riachuelo are located, where its waters flow into the Río de la Plata. The history of the district of La Boca begins with the arrival of the first adelantado Don Pedro de Mendoza in [...]
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