SIX18 TRAVEL

Skirting the border of Argentina and Uruguay, Buenos Aires entices visitors with its blend of Creole, immigrant and heavily European-influenced culture. Featuring wide boulevards, neoclassical architecture and a cache of avant-garde museums, it's obvious why this city has the nickname "the Paris of South America." A lesser-known nickname among tourists, but well-known among porteños (the city's residents) is la Ciudad de la Furia (the City of the Fury). This second nickname alludes to a city that has come out of a brutal dictatorship, dealt with hyperinflation and weathered political uncertainty; all of which made porteños resilient, highly creative and extremely family centered as a result. Get to know them by visiting Buenos Aires' colorful art-laden barrios (neighborhoods), its world-class fútbol (soccer) stadiums or stopping by one of the many cafes to have a conversation with a local over a café con leche (coffee with milk) and medialunas (croissant-like pastries). They won't mind. Porteños are very chatty.

Get to know the city even more by attending a sultry show of tango, the dance this city birthed. Shop myriad antique shops and vintage clothing stores in San Telmo, where shopkeepers have as much personalities as their wares and meander through Recoleta Cemetery, a maze of stories mixed with marble art. Catch a horse race at the Palermo Hippodrome, and explore the National Museum of Fine Arts. Wander with your significant other through Palermo's Rose Garden Walk (Paseo del Rosedal), and, at least once on your trip, stay up all night drinking wine with a friend to truly tap into the late-night culture of Buenos Aires.