City pack · Buenos Aires, Argentina
20 narrated stories about Buenos Aires — streets, landmarks and the people behind their names — about 63 minutes of listening. Play them here, or download the pack and listen offline on the plane, the train, the walk.
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El Rosedal, Bosques de Palermo, Buenos Aires · 3 min · page
Visitors can see over 18,000 rose bushes, the white Puente Blanco bridge, and a lake with pedal boats. The garden also includes the Garden of the Poets featuring literary busts and the tile-decorated Patio Andaluz.
Calle Jorge Luis Borges, Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires · 3 min · page
Formerly known as Calle Serrano, this street was renamed in the 1990s to honor Jorge Luis Borges. The author moved nearby in 1901 and transformed the neighborhood's traditional houses and cobblestone streets into a landscape of myth and memory.
Avenida Presidente Sarmiento, Buenos Aires · 4 min · page
In the late 1800s, hundreds of tropical palms were planted there, but they withered in the soil. Locals jokingly called it the Avenue of the Brooms because the palms left only tall, bare trunks with a few dry leaves on top.
Avenida Doctor Honorio Pueyrredón, Buenos Aires · 3 min · page
The avenue honors Doctor Honorio Pueyrredón, a twentieth-century lawyer, diplomat, and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He is recognized for defending the principle of non-intervention at a 1928 Havana conference and serving as an ambassador to the United States.
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Avenida Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane, Buenos Aires · 3 min · page
Elvira Rawson was the second woman in Argentine history to earn a medical degree and a women's rights activist. This avenue was named for her as part of a 1990s initiative to name Puerto Madero streets after women left off past maps.
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Distrito Arcos, Buenos Aires, Argentina/Colombia · 3 min · page
Located in Palermo, Buenos Aires, Distrito Arcos is an open-air shopping center built within historic railway arches. Originally constructed to support the San Martín line, these brick structures were reimagined in 2014 after a long period of decay.
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Plaza San Martín y la Torre Monumental, Retiro · 3 min · page
Plaza San Martín features a monument to General San Martín, the Art Deco Kavanagh Building, and a Malvinas War memorial. Nearby stands the Torre Monumental, a clock tower gifted by the British community for Argentina's 1910 centennial using imported materials.
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Mercado de San Telmo (1897), San Telmo, Buenos · 3 min · page
The Mercado de San Telmo opened in 1897 and was designed by architect Juan Antonio Buschiazzo. The building features a wrought iron and glass structure that houses fresh food vendors, specialty coffee, and a variety of antique stalls.
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Plaza Dorrego, San Telmo, Buenos Aires · 3 min · page
Plaza Dorrego is the second oldest square in Buenos Aires, famous for its Sunday antique market and street tango. This National Historic Site is home to the iconic Bar Plaza Dorrego and is considered the epicenter of Argentine bohemian culture.
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Avenida Costanera Rafael Obligado, Buenos Aires · 3 min · page
The avenue is named after Rafael Obligado, an Argentine poet and scholar. He was a founder of the University of Buenos Aires’s Department of Philosophy and Literature and is best remembered for his poem Santos Vega and as the Poet of the Paraná.
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Plaza Serrano y los murales de Palermo, Buenos · 3 min · page
Plaza Serrano, officially named Plaza Cortázar, is a bohemian hub known for its craft fairs, nightlife, and vibrant street art. The surrounding alleys, like Pasaje Russell, feature murals that blend traditional Fileteado porteño styles with contemporary spray-painted masterpieces.
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Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson, Buenos Aires · 3 min · page
She was an influential salon-holder and political force during the Argentine revolution. Her home famously hosted the first performance of the national anthem in 1813, and she used her social standing to advocate for education and women’s rights.
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Macacha Güemes, Buenos Aires · 3 min · page
Macacha Güemes was a master of logistics and espionage who led a spy network during the War of Independence. She is the namesake of a Puerto Madero street, honoring women who shaped Argentine history.
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Cementerio de la Recoleta, Junín 1760, Buenos Aires · 3 min · page
Originally a Franciscan garden, this cemetery became a status symbol for the Argentine elite featuring elaborate mausoleums. It is the final resting place of Eva Perón and is known for its city of the dead streets and urban legends.
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Avenida Rivadavia, Buenos Aires · 3 min · page
Avenida Rivadavia acts as the city's zero point, dividing Buenos Aires into north and south. Named after Argentina's first president in 1857, it is famous for its extreme length and marks where most crossing streets change their names.
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Basílica Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Junín 1904, Recoleta · 3 min · page
Completed in 1732, this Spanish Baroque church is one of Argentina’s oldest colonial structures. Built for Franciscan monks, it features a silver altar from Potosí and the first public clock in Buenos Aires, which was manufactured in London in 1740.
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Azucena Villaflor, Buenos Aires · 3 min · page
Azucena Villaflor was a founder of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo who searched for disappeared children during Argentina's dictatorship. Her name was chosen for a street in Puerto Madero to honor women who shaped the country's history.
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Boulevard Rosario Vera Peñaloza, Buenos Aires · 3 min · page
Rosario Vera Peñaloza was a revolutionary educator known as the "Teacher of the Nation" who founded Argentina's first kindergarten. Her name was chosen because all streets in the Puerto Madero district are named after women largely left out of traditional maps.
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Juana Manso, Buenos Aires · 3 min · page
Juana Manso was a nineteenth-century writer and teacher who advocated for public education and women's rights. Her name was chosen for a major Puerto Madero thoroughfare because all streets in that neighborhood are named after women who shaped Argentine history.
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Cementerio de la Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina/Colombia · 3 min · page
The cemetery contains vaults of Argentina’s elite, including Eva Perón, whose body rests twenty feet underground. Other notable figures include Rufina Cambaceres, who was reportedly buried alive, and Liliana Crociati, who is memorialized in bronze with her dog, Sabu.
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