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Top 5 Bars with Games

Top 5 Bars with Games

If you’ve ever found yourself in need of a place to meet up and play Monopoly, it appears you’re not alone. For this week’s Top 5, Hannah Flint brings you a selection of Buenos Aires’ bars where you can spend a quiet night out.

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Top 5 Contemporary Artists

Top 5 Contemporary Artists

For this week’s Top 5 Jess Cotton explores the performance-based installations and visually-confounding creations of some artists who have got Argentina’s contemporary art world talking.

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Top 5 Literary Cafés

Top 5 Literary Cafés

In this week’s Top 5, Robin Minchom explores the hang outs of some of the city´s literary ghosts, aspiring writers and avid readers on his search for the best of Buenos Aires literary cafés.

Posted in Food & Drink, Literature, Top 55 Comments

Top 5 Gay Bars

Top 5 Gay Bars

For this week’s Top 5, Allendria Brunjes steps onto Buenos Aires’ LGBT scene to bring you her selection of the best bars in BA to take, or pick up, a same sex lover.

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Top 5 Ice Cream Parlours

Top 5 Ice Cream Parlours

During the lengthy summer months of blazing and encapsulating city heat, there’s nothing like stepping into a bright, shiny, air-conditioned ice cream parlour to indulge in some treats to cool you down. Ice cream is very important here and forms a central part of Argentine culture. There are an abundance of parlours to choose from […]

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Top 5 Argentine Comics

Top 5 Argentine Comics

Renowned worldwide and acknowledged as the best in Latin America, Argentine comics have given birth to a variety of characters held close to Argentine hearts. In this week’s Top 5, Natasha Sá Osório looks at a selection of the country’s most iconic comics.

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Top 5 Alternative Pilgrimages

Top 5 Alternative Pilgrimages

The weird and wonderful pilgrimage sites of South America have historical ties to both the Catholic religion and ancient mythology as well as modern phenomena. Blanka Hay checks out Argentina’s own national set to bring you this list of the country’s more alternative options.

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Top 5 Jogging Routes

Top 5 Jogging Routes

Crowded, cracked pavements are many peoples favourite excuse for not taking to the streets of Buenos Aires for some outdoor exercise. Laura Reiman gets her running shoes on and sets out to prove them wrong with this week’s Top 5 of safer, softer or more scenic jogging routes to be found within the city.

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Top 5 City Views

Top 5 City Views

Cities and views are two words that go together. Cities the world over are becoming immediately recognisable by their landscapes and landmarks alone and, with a few of its own, Buenos Aires isn’t to be excluded from any list of cities with postcard-perfect views. Charlie Ramsay takes you to some of the places where you can take a wider look.

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Top 5 Controversial Monuments

Top 5 Controversial Monuments

A city full of landmarks, Buenos Aires seems to have something commemorated at every turn. This week’s Top 5 bring you a selection of controversial monuments and statues with interesting stories.

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