| If you're attending a language school in
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| | Aires Zoo contains over 2,500 species of
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| the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina,
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| | animals. The mission statement of the
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| congratulations, you have made a great
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| | Buenos Aires Zoo is to encourage patrons
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| selection for a total immersion foreign
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| | not only to learn about the specific
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| language study experience. Buenos Aires
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| | species represented in the enclave, but
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| is a large modern city of approximately 3
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| | to view and understand man's wider role
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| million people and is referred to as the
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| | as a custodian of the environment.
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| "Paris of South America" for its intimate
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| | 4. DINING & NIGHTLIFE - The Plaza de Mayo
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| elegance and European architectural
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| | is an ideal place to start a restaurant
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| influences. A top destination for foreign
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| | tour of Buenos Aires. Situated among the
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| study abroad students internationally,
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| | old trees and architecture of Avendina de
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| Buenos Aires is a city of great sights
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| | May, many bars, coffeehouses and
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| and once in a lifetime experiences.
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| | restaurants lie to the west of the plaza
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| Learning about the culture of this
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| | waiting to be explored. Dozens of fine
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| beautiful and gracious city is a key part
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| | restaurants allow for dining equivalent
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| to understanding some of the more
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| | to the ambiance you would see in most
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| intimate nuances present within Argentine
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| | European capitols. Among them, the Cabana
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| Spanish. For the first-time foreign study
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| | Las Lilas, a premier Argentine steakhouse
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| student, the list of activities and
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| | located in the neighborhood of Puerto
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| historical sites to see may at first
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| | Madero. Their cuisine includes the
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| appear overwhelming. The following seven
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| | presence of tender and succulent
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| activities will go a long way in ensuring
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| | Argentine beef as well as a variety of
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| that your first visit to the Capital
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| | native and ethnic dishes available for
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| Federal is a truly fulfilling experience
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| | order. Like Paris, Buenos Aires has a
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| that touches on the best of what Buenos
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| | large and thriving nightlife scene. The
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| Aires and Argentine culture has to offer.
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| | Casablanca, within the neighborhood of
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| 1. LEARN TO DANCE THE TANGO - Argentina
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| | San Telmo, is a great Tango nightspot and
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| and Buenos Aires are famous as the home
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| | should not be missed.
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| of the sultry dance known as the tango.
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| | 5. VISIT THE OPERA - The Opera house in
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| There are tango performances daily in the
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| | Buenos Aires, the Teatro Colon, is one of
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| city, tango-themed restaurants, even
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| | the most famous in the world. The
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| private or group tango lessons so you can
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| | performances by the singers are second to
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| experience this Latin special folk dance
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| | none. Be sure you schedule time to spend
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| for yourself. Each year on the 11th of
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| | an evening viewing one of there
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| December, the city holds its annual Tango
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| | performances. The opera house was built
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| day when the roots of the dance are
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| | in the 1908 after twenty years of
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| celebrated by residents. The Tango is
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| | construction by famed architect Fancesco
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| intimately Buenos Aires and its cadence
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| | Tamburini, and has been providing
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| is worth experiencing during any upcoming
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| | unparalleled music ever since. The
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| visit.
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| | quality of the music and the performances
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| 2. VISIT MUSEUMS - Many fine museums are
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| | here compare favorably with those from
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| located in the city. The Argentina
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| | the finest European opera houses.
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| National Museum of History celebrates the
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| | 6. ENJOY AN AFTERNOON OF SPORTS -
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| history of Argentina, particularly items
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| | Argentineans take their sports very
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| related to the May Revolution and to the
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| | seriously. Soccer is a sport played by
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| Argentine War of Independence. The
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| | children and adults alike and by those in
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| Metropolitan National Cathedral is the
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| | every segment of society. While no one
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| main Catholic church in the city,
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| | pretends to think that playing soccer
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| originally constructed in 1753. A
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| | will teach you the Spanish language,
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| separate mausoleum contains the tomb of
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| | spending a Sunday afternoon with a group
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| Jose de San Martin, Argentina's greatest
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| | of friends playing an impromptu game will
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| hero. The National Museum of Fine Arts
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| | certainly give you a better understanding
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| contains one of the most substantial art
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| | of the culture of Argentina as well as a
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| collections in the entire continent.
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| | grasp of the more "flavoral" words that
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| Currently on display is the renown 20th
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| | make up the Argentine dialect.
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| Century Latin American Art showcase, the
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| | Travel to Buenos Aires is a once in a
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| Malba-Costantini Collection.
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| | lifetime event. Good food, intoxicating
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| 3. BOTANICAL GARDENS AND ZOO - Containing
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| | sights and sounds and a vibrant nightlife
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| over 5,500 species of vegetables and
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| | are just a few of the many benefits that
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| almost 70,000 square meters of vegetation
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| | await the foreign Spanish student in
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| designed by French landscape architect
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| | Argentina. With an extremely favorable
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| Carlos Thays. Several garden styles,
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| | 3:1 exchange rate between the US Dollar
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| including a recreation of the garden of
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| | and the Argentine Peso, there has never
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| Pliny the Younger, a Japanese Garden and
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| | been a more favorable time for foreign
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| a symmetrical French designed garden are
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| | study students to make the trip, what are
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| all available for viewing. Nearby Buenos
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| | you waiting for?
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