NationMaster - Encyclopedia: San Telmo

San Telmo ("St Pedro González Telmo") is one of the oldest barrios (neighborhoods) of Buenos Aires, Argentina and also one of the best preserved areas of that constantly changing Argentine metropolis, with a number of colonial houses and streets still paved with the original cobblestones (adoquines). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1494x1419, 439 KB) Taken by self. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1494x1419, 439 KB) Taken by self. ... Image File history File links Map of Buenos Aires with San Telmo highlighted. ... Image File history File links Map of Buenos Aires with San Telmo highlighted. ... The city of Buenos Aires is divided in 47 barrios: Agronomía Almagro Balvanera Barracas Belgrano Boedo Caballito Chacarita Coglhan Colegiales Constitución Flores Floresta La Boca La Paternal Liniers Mataderos Monte Castro Montserrat Nueva Pompeya Nuñez Palermo Parque Avellaneda Parque Chacabuco Parque Chas Parque Patricios Recoleta Retiro Saavedra... Buenos Aires (Good Air in Spanish, originally meaning Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. ... Categories: Stub ...

San Telmo's many attractions include many old churches (e.g., San Pedro Telmo), museums, antique stores and a semi-permanent antique fair (Feria de Antiguedades) in the main public square, Plaza Dorrego. Tango-related activities for both locals and tourists also abound in the area. Tango may have one of the following meanings. ...

A similar barrio (neighborhood) is Pichincha, in Rosario city 300 Km north from Buenos Aires, with its own antiques fair: "Mercado de Antiguedades Feria RetroLa Huella". Rosario viewed from a point above the ParanÃ¡ River Rosario is the largest city of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, and the second most populous in the country, with 1,121,441 inhabitants (2001 census [1]), a position it shares with CÃ³rdoba city (the largest being Buenos Aires). ...

Categories: Argentina geography stubs | Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires The city of Buenos Aires is divided in 47 barrios: Agronomía Almagro Balvanera Barracas Belgrano Boedo Caballito Chacarita Coglhan Colegiales Constitución Flores Floresta La Boca La Paternal Liniers Mataderos Monte Castro Montserrat Nueva Pompeya Nuñez Palermo Parque Avellaneda Parque Chacabuco Parque Chas Parque Patricios Recoleta Retiro Saavedra... Buenos Aires (Good Air in Spanish, originally meaning Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. ... Balvanera in the map of Buenos Aires Balvanera is a barrio or neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Belgrano in the map of Buenos Aires Location Belgrano is a leafy, northern barrio or neighborhood of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Boedo is a working class neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Neighbourhood in Buenos Aires city, Argentina. ... ConstituciÃ³n is a barrio or neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, approximately two kilometers south of the citys center. ... La Boca in the map of Buenos Aires An example of the colour of La Boca Caminito, Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... La Paternal in the map of Buenos Aires La Paternal (English: The Paternal) is a barrio or district in the centre of Buenos Aires city, Argentina. ... NuÃ±ez in the map of Buenos Aires NuÃ±ez is a barrio or neigbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Palermo in the map of Buenos Aires Palermo is a neighborhood, or barrio of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. ... Recoleta in the map of Buenos Aires Recoleta is a barrio or neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... San CristÃ³bal in the map of Buenos Aires San CristÃ³bal is a neighborhood, or barrio of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, Argentina External links San CristÃ³bal, barrio de Buenos Aires Argentina Categories: Buenos Aires Neighbourhoods | Argentina geography stubs ... Villa Crespo is a middle-class neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the geographical center of the city. ... Location Villa Urquiza barrio or neighborhood is located in the city of Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina; between the barrios of Villa Pueyrredón, Belgrano, Ortúzar, Coghlan , Saavedra and Agronomía. ...