Capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires is the largest city of Argentina and comprises some of the renowned and significant ports of the world. The skyscrapers, modern infrastructures, rich culture and heritage, ‘Tango’ dance, cosmopolitan architecture, colorful lifestyle, outstanding cuisines and developed economy makes Buenos Aires and Portenos stand out from the rest of the cities.

General climate of the city and the best time to visit

Paris of Southern Hemisphere, Buenos Aires, has a warm and pleasant climate all the year round. Generally the locals head for the coastal zones during January, February and March due to the rise in temperature. The summer months experience occasional shower which lessens the heat to certain extent. Buenos Aires’s winter temperature goes down to approximately 3 ºC to 8 ºC. The city receives the maximum amount of rainfall during the spring and autumn seasons.

Though the moderate climate of Buenos Aires facilitates tourists to visit any time or season of the year; however, the summer months are generally avoided due to the humid climatic conditions. The best time to visit Buenos Aires is basically during spring or autumn season. For visiting the North and Northeastern part of the city, winter season is a good time.

Buenos Aires is located in the Southern part of South America. This stunning city is encompassed by the South Atlantic Ocean and countries namely Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia. The total area of Buenos Aires, comprising the land and water quarter, comes to around 2,766,890 sq km. It’s the largest city of Latin America and is situated on the banks of the Rio de la Plata.

Being a significant hub for immigrants from Europe and Asia, Buenos Aires has a wide array of regional cuisines. Visitors are never spared a chance to miss their own favorites since Buenos Aires serves cuisines from across the globe such as Turkish, French, Mexican, Italian, Nordic, Japanese, Arab, Spanish, Chinese and Armenian. Carnivores would love Buenos Aires’s food because meat is an integral part of their regular meal. The most well-liked meal is ‘el asado’ or ‘parrillada’ which is a non vegetarian preparation. Traditionally ‘parrillada’ comprises of meat, rinones, sausages, morcilla and chinchulines and goes with chimichurri, marinade and varied types of salad.

The local fast foods like ‘minutas’, ‘milanesa’ which is served with fried potatoes, empanadas, meat, olives, spices and boiled egg. Buenos Aires’s traditional drink is named gaucho and her national deserts are namely alfajores, milk jelly and dulce de leche. Inhabitants of Buenos Aires love to intake deserts mainly custards, pastries, fresh fruits, ice creams and chesses. Beef, being an essential part of their meals, is prepared in different varieties such as asado, bife de chorizo and empanadas. The regular meal is generally accompanied with either red tinto or white blanco wine and breakfast goes well with tea maté or coffee.

Presently, Argentina is a federal presidential representative democratic republic and in all the twenty three provinces of the country, governors are selected separately. In addition, the provinces have varied judicial systems for monitoring the tranquility of the respective divisions.

The first major of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, was Torcuato de Alvear. She gained her autonomous status in the year 1996 under the Reform of the Argentinean Constitutions which took place in 1994. Buenos Aires held the mayoral election in the same year where Fernando De La Rua was elected as the mayor. Fernando De La Rua was later elected as the President of Argentina in the year 1999. Presently, the Vice President of Buenos Aires is Daniel Scioli and Jorge Telerman is heading the main office until the next election is held. The government of the city is working arduously to maintain democratic stability in the city and develop it further.

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