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Good to know
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires is the capital of the Republic of Argentina.
On an area of 202 square kilometres there live about three million people. Nevertheless together with the suburbs the population of Buenos Aires sums up to 10 million of inhabitants which renders Buenos Aires one of the most populated cities in the world.
It was always considered as a city with a major cultural movement. Among the museums there are the Museum of Art, of Modern Art, of Oriental Art, of the life of the Gaucho, the Evita Perón Museum.
Across the Río de la Plata lies Uruguay.
The Río de la Plata and the Riachuelo are the natural borders in the east and south of the city. The limits to the west and north are given by the circular Avenue General Paz.

Climate
The weather in Buenos Aires is mild during all seasons of the year.
The average annual temperatures are around 18ºC except some very hot days in summer and a few cold days in winter.
The Summer is very humid and hot with 28 ºC on average.



Culture
Buenos Aires was always considered a centre of cultural life. The museums, cinemas and theatres offer an almost unlimited variety of activities. The range of cultural options includes every age and tendency, how strange they could ever be.

Cafés and Bars
For the Porteños, as the inhabitants of Buenos Aires are called, the cafés and bars are their second home. There are many songs and poems dedicated to a special café or bar (e.g. "El viejo Toroni") describing the strange relationship between place and human being.
Even nowadays people love to stay in a café. They spend their time reading, talking, or watching others read or talk. It is the preferred place to meet, chat with friends, watch TV or pass your time looking out of the window.

In the last few years the number of new bars and cafés seems to flood certain districts, like "Palermo Hollywood", with people. Concerts, theatre plays, book shows are taking place there and much more.
Nevertheless the most traditional places are still well-frequented by the people. Some of the oldest ones are "Tortoni" and the "36 Billares", an old-fashioned hall of games (pool, cards, chess), in the Avenida de Mayo; "La Giralda" in the Avenida Corrientes; "El Británico", near the Lezama Park; "Las Violetas", a traditional and renovated Confíteria for pastries, in the Avenida Medrano, "La Ideal", a traditional, not renovated Confíteria in the Calle Suipacha, "La Biela" in Recoleta (quarter of Buenos Aires).