The Puente de la Mujer, an emblem of the neighborhood of Puerto Madero, is the first work in Latin America by the renowned Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and is another sign that the City is constantly looking at the vanguard of art and architecture in throughout the region.
Tradition
Caminito.
Caminito is one of the most emblematic of the city and a must for those who visit attractive walks. With its typical metal the neighborhood of La Boca, showing their different colors painted walls, tenement is also an open-air museum of almost 150 meters long.
Cultural life
Church of San Ignacio de Loyola
The Church of San Ignacio is the oldest in the city, built by the Jesuits between 1686 and 1722, and is part of the Manzana de las Luces. The church is the work of the Jesuits architects Krauss, Bianchi and Prímoli and runs below part of the tunnels built in the colonial era, used for defense and smuggling.
Historia
Plaza de Mayo.
The Plaza de Mayo is the oldest in Buenos Aires and the scene of all the major political events in Argentina's history, except for the Declaration of Independence. Its name is in honor of the Revolution of May 25, 1810, happened in this square and began the epic of Argentina Independence, from which he began to choose their own form of government.
Other points of interest
natural Wonders
Cataratas del Iguazú
Iguazu Falls are located at the boundary between the province of Misiones Argentina and the Brazilian state of Paraná. They are fully inserted into the Iguazú National Park and were chosen as one of the "Seven Natural Wonders of the World." They are formed by 275 falls, 80% of them are located on the Argentine side. An also the highest show apart is its jump higher flow and 80 m,: the Devil's Throat, which can be enjoyed in all its majesty from only 50 m, walking the catwalks that leave from Puerto Canoas, which is reached using the ecological service station. You can take boat rides under the waterfalls and hiking appreciating some animals semitropical jungle trails.
National Parks
Patagonia - Volcán Lanin.
Patagonia Argentina, also called Patagonia is a geographic region of Argentina that gathers a group of provinces and unique natural areas in the world. To preserve natural conditions in this area, numerous National Parks, as Lanin, Nahuel Huapi and Los Glaciares, which were declared Natural World Heritage by UNESCO in 1981 were
Natural Wonder
Perito Moreno Glaciar
The Perito Moreno glacier is a thick mass of ice located on Lake Argentino department of the province of Santa Cruz. Thanks to its steady advance, dam waters Rico arm of said lake, which creates a gap from the rest of the lake up to 30 m. Under pressure of this liquid mass leaks occur in the ice that create a tunnel with a vault of more than 50 m which eventually collapses, in a rare natural spectacle, presenciable for tourists.
Avistaje de ballenas
Puerto Madryn
Puerto Madryn is a city in the northeast of the province of Chubut. It is one of the most important tourism centers of Patagonia and the country. It is the national capital of diving. Given its geographical location, the climate of the city participates in the arid conditions of the region, tempered by the proximity of the sea. In winter excursions for whale Right whales, dolphins and other marine animals are performed.
