Argentina 2018 (part I): Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, Argentina:

Fragata Sarmiento at the Puerto Madero in Buenos Aires

From Mexico City, I traveled to Argentina to conduct field work for a couple of weeks. After my arrival, I had some time in Buenos Aires before I took the overnight bus into the pampa.

My visit to Buenos Aires had a strict schedule with a lot of sightseeing. I stayed in the relaxed neighbourhood of San Telmo which features a lively street market on sundays. Strolling along the stalls offering lots of knick-knack, I reached the city centre with the most famous buildings such as the Casa Rosada and the Catedral Metropolitana at the Plaza de Mayo and the Palacio del Congreso. I also visited the Cementerio de la Recoleta with the grave of Evita Perón, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, and the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales.

arriving in Buenos Aires

Plaza Dorrego in San Telmo

sunday street market

Mercado de San Telmo

beautiful facade

sunday street market

Basilica de San Francisco

Plaza de Mayo

Cabildo

Catedral Metropolitana

impressive doorway

street near the Plaza de Mayo

Casa Rosada

Obelisco

Teatro Colón

street in Buenos Aires

Palacio Barolo

Palacio del Congreso

Cementerio de la Recoleta

grave of Evita Perón

Cementerio de la Recoleta

Basilica de Nuestra Senora del Pilar

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes

‘Natividad’ by Tintoretto (1585/94)

‘Crucifixión de Cristo’ by Lucas Cranach the Elder (16th century)

‘Escena de disciplinantes’ by Francisco de Goya (1808/1812)

‘Venise – Le Grand Canal’ by Félix Ziem

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes

‘La vuelta de la pesca’ by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1896)

‘Payada en una pulperia’ by Carlos Morel

‘Un alto en el campo’ by Prilidiano Pueyrredón (1861)

‘El muchacho de los arreos’ by Cesáreo Bernaldo de Quirós (1927)

‘La vuelta del malón’ by Angel Della Valle (1892)

‘Joven Oriental’ by Juana Romani (1888-1895)

old mate

‘Arlequín’ by Emilio Pettoruti (1925)

‘Espero’ by Alejandro Xul Solar (1923)

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes

‘Pesadilla de los injustos’ by Antonio Berni (1961)

‘American way of life’ by Juan Carlos Romero (1966)

‘La terraza’ by Pablo Suárez (1983)

Retiro Station

skyscrapers near Retiro Station

Torre Monumental

Puerto Madero

Corbeta Uruguay

Puente de la Mujer

Fragata Sarmiento

Puerto Madero

Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales

depictions of animals on the facade

Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales

fossil skeletons

skull of a plesiosaur

pterosaur

Arctotherium

exhibit of an early human hunting glyptodonts

a giant ground sloth

zoological collections

in the streets of Buenos Aires

Estación Constitución

in my hotel in San Telmo

In my opinion, the most relaxed place in Buenos Aires is the Puerto Madero Waterfront with its cobbled paths, cafes, ships, and impressive skyline. This area is also close to the Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur where I spent one morning looking for birds – as you will see in the next post!