Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Tango


The tango is manifested in the lyrics - many of the words used in the tango come from lunfardo (porteños’ slang); in the music - the large accordion provided the music from the Río de la Plata with that melancholic and somewhat sullen sound that characterizes tango today; and in the dance – which is seen in tango shows and practiced in milongas).

CASAS DE TANGO
Buenos Aires is full of tango houses with live orchestras and dancers. The most important places that offer live shows usually include dinner (with options in Argentine beef or international menus).

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Sunday, June 14, 2009

Buenos Aires is the 9th. largest city in the world

And the hub of the southern cone, is a sprawling metropolis rising from the Rio de la Plata and stretching more than 200 square km (75 square miles)to the surrounding pampas, the fertile Argentinian plains. With more than one-third of the country's 39 million inhabitants living in or around Buenos Aires, the city is the political, economic, and cultural center of Argentina and the gateway to the rest of the country.

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