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By Michael Tulipan
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The gateway to the beautiful Argentinean countryside, Buenos Aires is a hip, cosmopolitan destination that also happens to be easy on the American pocket.
Argentina is famously European in its outlook and the city of Buenos Aires has the air of a European capital, along with the energy of a vibrant South American culture. With the favorable exchange rate of 3 pesos to a dollar, the city has also become a tourist magnet in the past few years and is full of buzzing restaurants and nightlife.
The city has been designed in a grand European style, making it airy and open with an unusually large amount of acreage devoted to parks. Large avenues filled with freewheeling drivers provide a relatively quick way across the city. This freedom of movement, of course, is certainly symbolic of the capital’s reputation for all-night partying. But for daytime wandering, the sheer size of the city means some advance planning as you navigate neighborhoods then catch a taxi or hop on the Metro (aka subte) to get to your destination. While it’s difficult to get lost,  you may well get turned around due to the way maps depict the city – the river is east of downtown yet it will appear to be south on most maps.
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