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.
View of the Avenida de Mayo in 1915
Construction of the Obelisk of Buenos Aires on the 9 de Julio Avenue, 1936.
9 de Julio Avenue, 1986.
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.
Buenos Aires Botanical Garden
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.
Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art.
MALBA
The interior of El Ateneo Grand Splendid, a celebrated bookstore located in the barrio of Recoleta.
Tango dancers during the World tango dance tournament.
The Buenos Aires Philharmonic.
Gaumont Cinema opened in 1912.
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.
Teatro Colón.
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
July 9 Avenue
Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
A Mitre Line Trenes Argentinos train in Retiro railway station
Map of the Greater Buenos Aires Commuter Rail Network
EcoBici.
200 Series rolling stock at San José de Flores station, Buenos Aires Underground.
Buenos Aires Underground map
Metrobus, Paseo del Bajo.
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.
Luna Park

Capital and largest city of Argentina.

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List of mayors and chiefs of government of Buenos Aires City

This is a list of mayors and chiefs of government of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital, since its federalization.

Plaza Miserere station.

Line A (Buenos Aires Underground)

Oldest line of the Buenos Aires Underground.

Oldest line of the Buenos Aires Underground.

Plaza Miserere station.
Congreso station being built in front of the National Congress.
Tram leaving the underground and continuing above ground in Caballito (1913).
La Brugeoise car at Plaza de Mayo, brought out of retirement briefly to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the line.
San José de Flores station, opened in 2013.
Passengers waiting at Perú station platforms (early 1900s).
Interior of a La Brugeoise car, used up to 2013.
One of the surviving 3 UEC Preston cars at the Polvorín Workshop.
Interior of the 200 Series rolling stock, used from 2013 onwards.
CNR train at San Pedrito.
One of the original entrances to the line
Construction works (c.1912)
La Brugoise car before conversion
Peru station interior
Original signage at Pasco station
Avenida de Mayo station entrance
Kiosk on Castro Barros station
UEC Preston cars were also used on the line
Interior of Congreso station
Lima Station from August 2017
Conductor's cabin of a CNR train

It made Buenos Aires the 13th city in the world to have an underground transport service.

Aerial view of the avenue facing north, featuring the Ministry of Public Works Building in the left and the Obelisk far in the back.

Avenida 9 de Julio

Aerial view of the avenue facing north, featuring the Ministry of Public Works Building in the left and the Obelisk far in the back.
The avenue and obelisk on their 1937 inaugural.
The avenue in 2007.
9 de Julio in Buenos Aires.
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Panoramic view in the 30s
Fountain at the intersection with Cordoba Avenue. Behind it, the former headquarters of FIAT Argentina
Avenida 9 de Julio at night
Avenida 9 de Julio and the obelisk

July 9 Avenue (Spanish: Avenida 9 de Julio) is a major thoroughfare in the city centre of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

View of the park's Rose Garden Lake.

Parque Tres de Febrero

View of the park's Rose Garden Lake.
The rose garden.
The City Planetarium.
Zoo entrance.
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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.

Puerto Madero

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.

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.

The construction of "dique 2", 1891.
Dock 1 of Puerto Madero in 1999
Puerto Madero at night
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
The Buenos Aires Harbor around 1915
Partial view of Buenos Aires Harbor
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
Corvette Uruguay
Frigate Presidente Sarmiento
Santiago Calatrava's "Woman's Bridge"
Madero Center
Faena Arts Center

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.

Carlos Menem's administration carried out the privatisation process.

Railway privatisation in Argentina

Process which began in 1993 under the presidency of Carlos Menem, following a series of neoliberal economic reforms.

Process which began in 1993 under the presidency of Carlos Menem, following a series of neoliberal economic reforms.

Carlos Menem's administration carried out the privatisation process.
Sarmiento Railway rolling stock during the FA era.
Ferrosur Roca was granted Roca Railway.
Nuevo Central Argentino took over Mitre Railway.
Ferroexpreso Pampeano operated Sarmiento Railway.
América Latina Logística worked on Urquiza and San Martín networks.
A Metropolitano train in La Plata.
TBA operated Mitre and Sarmiento lines.
Ferrovías train at Grand Bourg.
Buenos Aires Underground unit.
Ferrocentral ran trains to Tucumán.
Tren de las Sierras served by Ferrocentral.
Ferrobaires was created by the government of Buenos Aires.
The Southern Fuegian Railway was revived in 1994.

Trenes de Buenos Aires operated the Mitre and Sarmiento lines until the concession was revoked after the Once rail disaster on February 22, 2012, at Once Station, Buenos Aires, in which 51 people died and at least 703 people were injured, TBA was placed under federal intervention on February 28; its concessions to operate the Mitre and Sarmiento lines were ultimately revoked on May 24.

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Argentines

Argentines (also known as Argentinians or Argentineans; in Spanish argentinos (masculine) or argentinas (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina.

Argentines (also known as Argentinians or Argentineans; in Spanish argentinos (masculine) or argentinas (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina.

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Procession of Our Lord and the Virgin of the Miracle in Salta city. Christianity is the largest religion in Argentina.

There is also a sizeable Syrian-Lebanese Jewish community in the country, mainly centred in Buenos Aires, Rosario and Tucumán.

Governor Dardo Rocha (1838–1921), founder of La Plata.

La Plata

Capital city of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Capital city of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Governor Dardo Rocha (1838–1921), founder of La Plata.
Cathedral of La Plata
Panoramic view of La Plata.
Railway station, La Plata.
Climogram
Casa de Gobierno de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.
Banco Provincia headquarters in La Plata.
Evolution of the population of La Plata from 1960 to 2001.
Presidencia de la UNLP.
Number 19 School Gral. José de San Martín.
The city from the air.
View of the City of La Plata and Plaza Moreno from the cathedral.
View of the Plaza Moreno and the cathedral.
Plaza Dardo Rocha from the air.
Courthouse.
Juzgados Federales de La Plata (ex Hotel Provincial).
Jacaranda foliage and blossom
Map of the Autódromo Roberto José Mouras track
Pasaje Dardo Rocha Building, named in honor of the city's founder.
Former building of the Teatro Argentino (burnt and demolished in 1977).
La Plata Museum of Natural History.
Doll winner 2008, "Arde Troya".
Curutchet House, World Heritage Site in La Plata

La Plata was planned and developed to serve as the provincial capital after the city of Buenos Aires was federalized in 1880.

Miami

Coastal metropolis located in Miami-Dade County in southeastern Florida, in the United States.

Coastal metropolis located in Miami-Dade County in southeastern Florida, in the United States.

Approximately 400 men voted for Miami's incorporation in 1896 in the building to the left
The mouth of Miami River at Brickell Key, February 2010
View from one of the higher points in Miami, west of Downtown Miami. The highest natural point in the city of Miami is in Coconut Grove, near the bay, along the Miami Rock Ridge at 24 ft above sea level.
Typical summer afternoon thunderstorm rolling in from the Everglades
Map of racial/ethnic distribution in Miami, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people:
Downtown is South Florida's main hub for finance, commerce and international business. Brickell Avenue has the largest concentration of international banks in the U.S.
As seen in 2006, the high-rise construction in Miami has inspired popular opinion of "Miami manhattanization"
Brickell Avenue in Downtown Miami's Brickell Financial District
PortMiami is the world's largest cruise ship port, and is the headquarters of many of the world's largest cruise companies
The Royal Caribbean International headquarters at the Port of Miami
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, the second-largest performing arts center in the United States
Lowe Art Museum on the campus of the University of Miami
Hard Rock Stadium is the venue for the Miami Dolphins of the NFL, the Miami Hurricanes of college football, and College Football Playoff's (CFP) Orange Bowl
Casino Miami, known as "The Yankee Stadium of Jai Alai"
Bayfront Park on Biscayne Bay, February 2017
Miami City Hall at Dinner Key in Coconut Grove. The city's primary administrative offices are held here.
Florida International University, with its main campus in nearby University Park, is the largest university in South Florida and the fourth largest university by enrollment in the United States. It is also one of Florida's primary research universities
Founded in 1925, the University of Miami in nearby Coral Gables is Florida's top ranked private institution of higher education
Miami Senior High School, founded in 1903, is Miami's first high school
Former headquarters of the The Miami Herald
The Venetian Causeway (left) and MacArthur Causeway (right) connect Downtown and South Beach, Miami Beach.
State Road 886 (Port Boulevard) connects downtown and PortMiami by bridge over Biscayne Bay.
The Metrorail is the city's rapid transit system and connects the city's central core with its outlying suburbs.
Tri-Rail is Miami's commuter rail that runs north–south from Miami's suburbs in West Palm Beach to Miami International Airport.

Buenos Aires, Argentina (since 1979)

United Kingdom House of Commons

Argentine Chamber of Deputies

Lower house of the Argentine National Congress (Congreso de la Nación).

Lower house of the Argentine National Congress (Congreso de la Nación).

United Kingdom House of Commons

It is made up of 257 national deputies who are elected in multi-member constituencies corresponding with the territories of the 23 provinces of Argentina (plus the Federal Capital) by party list proportional representation.