A report on Buenos Aires

Our Lady of Buen Aire in front of the National Migration Department

Juan de Garay founding Buenos Aires in 1580. The initial settlement, founded by Pedro de Mendoza, had been abandoned since 1542.

Aldus verthoont hem de stadt Buenos Ayrros geleegen in Rio de la Plata, painting by a Dutch sailor who anchored at the port around 1628.

Emeric Essex Vidal, General view of Buenos Ayres from the Plaza de Toros, 1820. In this area now lies the Plaza San Martín.

Impression of the Buenos Aires Cathedral by Carlos Pellegrini, 1829.

Construction of the Obelisk of Buenos Aires on the 9 de Julio Avenue, 1936.

Catalinas Norte is an important business complex composed of nineteen commercial office buildings and occupied by numerous leading Argentine companies, foreign subsidiaries, and diplomatic offices. It is located in the Retiro and San Nicolás neighborhoods.

Satellite view of the Greater Buenos Aires area, and the Río de la Plata.

Heavy rain and thunderstorm in Plaza San Martin. Thunderstorms are usual during the summer.

The Buenos Aires City Hall in the right corner of the entrance to the Avenida de Mayo

Metropolitan Police of Buenos Aires City

The Immigrants' Hotel, constructed in 1906, received and assisted the thousands of immigrants arriving to the city. The hotel is now a National Museum.

Villa 31, a villa miseria in Buenos Aires

The Metropolitan Cathedral is the main Catholic church in the city.

The Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, the main stock exchange and financial center of Argentina.

Headquarters of the National Bank of Argentina, the national bank and the largest in the country's banking sector.

Buenos Aires Bus, the city's tourist bus service. The official estimate is that the bus carries between 700 and 800 passengers per day, and has carried half a million passengers since its opening.

Monument to the Carta Magna and Four Regions of Argentina in the neighborhood of Palermo

The Centro Cultural Kirchner (Kirchner Cultural Center), located at the former Central Post Office, is the largest of Latin America.

Homage to Buenos Aires, a mural located at the Carlos Gardel station of the Buenos Aires Underground. It represents a typical scene from the city and several of its icons, such as singer Carlos Gardel, the Obelisco, the port, tango dancing and the Abasto market.

The interior of El Ateneo Grand Splendid, a celebrated bookstore located in the barrio of Recoleta.

Tango dancers during the World tango dance tournament.

A screening at Parque Centenario, as part of the 2011 edition of BAFICI

A fashion show at the Planetarium in 2013, as part of BAFWEEK.

View of Bolívar Street facing the Cabildo and Diagonal Norte, on Buenos Aires' historical center. The city's characteristic convergence of diverse architectural styles can be seen, including Spanish Colonial, Beaux-Arts and modernist architecture.

Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires, a public high school in Buenos Aires, and it is one of the most prestigious in Argentina and Latin America.

University of Buenos Aires' Law School in Recoleta

A Mitre Line Trenes Argentinos train in Retiro railway station

Map of the Greater Buenos Aires Commuter Rail Network

200 Series rolling stock at San José de Flores station, Buenos Aires Underground.

Buquebus high-speed ferries connect Buenos Aires to Uruguay

Campo Argentino de Polo, home of the Argentine Open Polo Championship, the most important global event of this discipline

La Bombonera during a night game of Copa Libertadores between Boca Juniors v. Colo Colo.

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Boca Juniors

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The first recorded photo of Boca Juniors taken in 1906, after winning the Liga Central championship

Some jerseys exhibited at "The Passion for Boca Juniors Museum".

The first jerseys used by the team in the 1900s.

La Bombonera, Boca Juniors' current venue

Official grandstand of Estadio Ministro Brin y Senguel, where Boca Juniors played from 1916 to 1924

The Boca Juniors stadium in Brandsen and Del Crucero, inaugurated in 1924. It was later demolished to build La Bombonera, in the same place

Boca Juniors' supporters displaying their flags at La Bombonera (north side), 2009

Boca Juniors supporters during a night Copa Libertadores game v. Pumas

Martín Palermo is the all-time top scorer with 236 goals in 404 matches.

Roberto Mouzo, Boca Juniors' most capped player

Boca Juniors themed street vendor in La Boca

Pedro Calomino scored 97 goals during his career.

Ramón Muttis played for Boca between 1923 and 1932.

Américo Tesoriere played also for Argentina in the 1920s.

Ludovico Bidoglio made 209 appearances and played 10 years for the club.

Roberto Cherro is the 2nd. all-time top scorer with 213 goals in 292 matches.

Francisco Varallo, the 3rd. all-time top scorer with 181 goals.

Delfín Benítez Cáceres scored 162 goals in 8 years playing for the Xeneize.

Natalio Pescia played 347 matches in 14 years at the club.

Ernesto Lazzatti played 379 games for Boca Juniors.

Carlos Sosa played 294 matches in the 1940s.

Antonio Rattín in 15 years with Boca Juniors played 352 matches.

Angel Rojas played from 1963 to 1971 becoming one of the greatest idols.

Antonio Roma played 12 years for the club with 313 appearances.

Silvio Marzolini played 387 games from 1960 to 1972.

Hugo Gatti is the 2nd. all-time most capped player.

Diego Maradona finished his professional career with Boca Juniors in 1997.

Carlos Navarro Montoya played 397 games in 8 years with the club.

Román Riquelme won 11 official titles with the team.

Sebastián Battaglia, the most winning player with 18 titles.

Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires.

Flores, Buenos Aires

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Bidegain Stadium, home of the San Lorenzo de Almagro football team

Flores Railway Station, scene of the 2011 Flores rail crash

Flores is a middle-class barrio or district in the center part of Buenos Aires city, Argentina.

Parque Tres de Febrero, popularly known as Bosques de Palermo (Palermo Woods), is an urban park of approximately 400 hectares (about 989 acres) located in the neighborhood of Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1951 Pan American Games

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River Plate stadium (venue for athletics competitions) during the closing ceremony

The 1951 Pan American Games (the I Pan American Games) were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between February 25 and March 9, 1951.

Puerto Madero

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Barrio of Buenos Aires in Argentina in the central business district, occupying a significant portion of the Río de la Plata riverbank and representing the latest architectural trends.

Panorama of Puerto Madero. The Puente de la Mujer can be seen in the background, the original warehouses at right and high-rise buildings at left.

From another angle and sunset. You can see the renovations and restorations of buildings on the coastline.

High-rise condominium towers along Dock 3

Some towers located in the east of the port

Yacht Towers under construction along Dock 4

Edward Taylor's pier, a city landmark from 1855 until the docks' development

Central Train Station is now part of Puerto Madero

Puerto Madero from Buenos Aires Ecological Reserve

Hilton Hotel and River View Towers behind the Yacht Club

Libertador Building, the Argentine Ministry of Defense

From its inception, the city of Buenos Aires had a problem accommodating large cargo ships, as per Puerto La Boca, because the shallow river did not allow for direct docking.