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Best Neighborhoods in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires divides itself into 48 barrios, each with its own personality, its own football team, and often its own accent. From tango-soaked San Telmo to the leafy grid of Palermo, the barrios are the city's heartbeat.

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Palermo
The coolest grid in Latin America
Palermo is a barrio or neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located in the north of the city, near the Río de la Plata. It has a …
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San Telmo
Tango, antiques, Sunday afternoons
San Telmo ("Saint Pedro González Telmo") is the oldest barrio (neighborhood) of Buenos Aires, Argentina. A well-preserved area of the Argent…
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Recoleta
Parisian elegance in the Southern Hemisphere
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 …
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Villa Crespo
Palermo's quieter, cheaper sibling
Villa Crespo is a middle class neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the geographical center of the city. It had a population …
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La Boca
Painted houses and Maradona's ghost
La Boca (Spanish: la ˈβoka; "the Mouth", probably of the Matanza River) is a neighborhood (barrio) of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina…