Cintia Dabes grabs a compact camera and heads down to San Telmo to discover Foto Ruta, one of Buenos Aires most creative artistic adventures.
by Cintia Dabes, 17 November 2011.
Cintia Dabes grabs a compact camera and heads down to San Telmo to discover Foto Ruta, one of Buenos Aires most creative artistic adventures.
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by Beatrice Murch, 19 October 2011.
Every Sunday, Defensa street from Plaza Dorrego, the heart of San Telmo, all the way up to Plaza de Mayo turns into an artesian street faire. Photographer Beatrice Murch shares a small sample of what you can expect on Sundays in San Telmo.
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by Blanka Hay, 19 October 2011.
You see them in every city; on street corners and town plazas alike. One the oldest professions in the world, and not the one that first comes into mind, deserves attention. Street Performers. Now, I’m not talking about your average guitarist singing popular songs for a centavo or two. Buenos Aires is over-spilling with delightful […]
by Natasha Sá Osório, 18 October 2011.
It is just a few years old and already showing signs of wear and tear, but Natasha Sá Osório says the popular Buenos Aires tourist bus is still worth a ride.
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by Alexandra N. Katz, 07 October 2011.
Alexandra N. Katz reports from the Buenos Aires waiters’ race, an annual test of skill, speed, and balance on one of the city’s most prestigious avenues.
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by Sarah van den Boogaard, 05 September 2011.
Of course in a metropolitan city such as Buenos Aires, Fine Art museum, MALBA and the Evita museum can not be missed. However, behind these big names of Argentina’s museum world, there are a lot more treasures hidden…Museums that many people don’t even know they exist. Which is a real shame, because they are not […]
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by Beatrice Murch and Celine Masa, 31 August 2011.
The 2011 Tango Festival took place in Buenos Aires the last two weeks of August with a finale at Luna Park. Photographers Celine Masa and Beatrice Murch captured some of the graceful magic of this melancholic dance.
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by James England, 31 August 2011.
From the 1880s to the 1930s Argentina was rolling in it. On the back of European investment and agricultural exports, the country became the 10th wealthiest in the world. Buenos Aires was transformed. Vast swathes of the city were knocked down to build grand boulevards lined with buildings following the latest European designs, while monuments, palaces […]
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by Beatrice Murch, 17 August 2011.
Tecnópolis is a science, technology, industry and art super-exhibition, located just outside the city in Vicente López. Photographer Beatrice Murch shares a small sample of the fair.
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by Mia de Graaf, 11 August 2011.
Buenos Aires will be going tango crazy next week when the World Tango Festival kicks off. But if you are more interested in participating than watching, Cultura Tanguera, a new integral tango space, could be for you. Mia de Graaf headed along to check it out.
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This week we revisit Sanra Ritten's piece from 2008 which is the ultimate guide to 'naughty' Argentine slang and expressions.