Buenos Aires – 2/3 Europe mixed with 1/3 South America
Written by Christian Haugen on August 18, 2009 – 9:38 am -One of the first things I noticed when we got to Buenos Aires was that it felt just like any big city in Europe. The influence of the settlers that started colonizing this land from the 15th century an onwards is felt in all aspects of the Porteno lifestyle. A Porteno is a native Buenos Aires citizen meaning something like “From the port”. The buildings reminded me of Madrid and Paris with wide avenues and exquisite architecture, largely a product of a productive 1920s. I am not really sure what I was expecting from a city like this, but Buenos Aires quickly felt like home and in the next few blogposts I am going to share a few of the experiences that we had together.
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