Overlooking the Avenida de Mayo in the background. Picture taken from the Congress plaza.

This is a view of Rio de la Plata in San Isidro, north of Buenos Aires, 30 minutes by train. On week ends, pleople escape the city and practice water activities such at Windsurf and Kitesurf.

The Río de la Plata (from the Spanish: “River of Silver”, also known by the English name River Plate (as in the Battle of the River Plate) or sometimes [La] Plata River), is the estuary formed by the combination of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River. It is a funnel-shaped indentation on the southeastern coastline of South America, extending 290 km (180 miles) from the rivers’ confluence to the Atlantic Ocean.

Avenida 9 de Julio. The biggest avenue I got to see after the Champs Elysees in Paris. At 140 meters, it is one of the world’s widest avenues. Its name honors Argentine Independence Day (July 9, 1816).

Avenue of R.S Pena at dusk. We are not that far from the Pink House (or Casa Rosa)- Argentinas old government building.

Palermo Lakes, where people go jogging and biking. This is where you go when you want to be outdoors but still in the middle of the city. On Saturdays and Sundays, there are sports and music and plenty of activities -you can rent little boats- so that people go with their families for a picnic by the lake, under the sun.

I took this picture last year. I like the guy’s deep expression through a not so clean window

This has been taken inside the subway Line A. Line A is the oldest and still carries the original subway cars with the antique wood-framed interiors.

The newspapers stands are everywhere in Buenos Aires. Even in the subway stations. Those are “Kiosko”, where one can find all sort of magazines, comic books, newspapers (local and international), books, VHS & DVDs.