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Buenos Aires is the capital an largest city of Argentina. Buenos Aires city is located within the Province of Buenos Aires on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent, but is not the capital of the province, nor even part of it. Greater Buenos Aires is the third largest conurbation in Latin America, with a population of about 13 million.

Trivia about buenos aires

  • The Spaniards named it for the Virgin of the Fair Winds for bringing them safely across the Atlantic
  • Argentina
  • Like Washington, D.C., this city is a federal district
  • The tomb of Jose de San Martin, who liberated Argentina from Spain, is in a cathedral in this capital
  • La Boca, an area of this Argentine capital, is often called "Little Genoa" because of its large Italian community
  • Spanish sailors named this city in honor of St. Mary, patron saint of good winds
  • Brasilia,Buenos Aires,Bogota
  • Juan Peron died in this city in 1974
  • This South American city is the world's most populous capital south of the equator
  • Juan & Eva Peron used to appearon the balconies of the Casa Rosada or "pink house", seen here in this world capital
  • The highlight of Argentina's national history museum in this city is Candido Lopez's historical canvases
  • The new Spanish viceroy of Rio de la Plata had its capital in this Argentine city
  • The Sheraton Hotel & Towers in this South American capital offers a “tango special” package
  • The name of this capital of Argentina means "fair winds" or "good air"
  • In 1994 a bomb killed 96 at a Jewish community center in this S. American city where Eichmann once lived
  • nytimes.com says the Belle Epoque architecture & late-night cafes of this capital lure expat artists & tango lovers
  • With over 200,000 students, the largest university in South America is the one of this Argentine city
  • Argentines call residents of this port city "Portenos", which means "people of the port"
  • This Argentine city honors the tango many times, including the annual world championship in August
  • Caracas,Buenos Aires,Quito
  • This southern South American capital city's first European visitor was Pedro de Mendoza in 1536
  • Jorge Luis Borges
  • This Capital gleams on the southern shore of the Rio de la Plata
  • Having steak gaucho-style at La Chacra
  • This capital city has the largest Jewish population of any city in South America
  • This South American capital's original longer name translated to "Saint Mary of the Fair Winds"
  • Jorge Luis Borges,1899
  • In 1776 this South American city was made the capital of the new Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata
  • The name of this South American city translates to "fair winds"
  • Honoring one of the country's famous sons, the Universidad de Belgrano is found in this South American capital

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