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Volunteer in Buenos Aires, the World’s 4th Top City in 2009
Wondering whether a volunteer placement in Buenos Aires is right for you?
According to Travel + Leisure, a magazine published in New York and read by more than 4.8 million readers annually, Buenos Aires comes in 4th place this year in their selection of Top Cities for 2009.
We are proud to say that Buenos Aires beat out New York, Rome, and San Francisco in this Top Cities competition!
Every year Travel + Leisure posts its picks of cities, hotels, vacation resorts, etc, based on traveler numbers, reviews, and other criteria. This year, Buenos Aires came in 4th after Udaipur, Cape Town, and Bangkok, of best cities to visit in the world.
Why is that you ask?
Argentina saw a rough start this 2009 with the global economic crisis and tourism numbers were definitely falling from both in country and out of country travel. Despite that, the friendly Argentine peso, which continues to be taking advantage of by foreign currencies, kept tourism going in the country until mid year when numbers started to rise again along with foreigner financial confidence.
Buenos Aires continues to gain popularity every year, offering up more services and amenities to foreigners, and still staying affordable to most outside currencies. I mean where in the world can you go to a gorgeous styled restaurant, eat a full steak dinner with a fabulously flavoured bottle of wine, and indulge in a sweet desert with champagne for less than US$100 per couple?
Interested in volunteering in Buenos Aires? Buenos Aires has a lot of incredible things to offer its visitors, but it still holds a darker side, the reason why numerous volunteer organizations are always looking for volunteers to come and lend a hand. Volunteer in Buenos Aires and get the best of both worlds; put your volunteer efforts to work while enjoying one of the best cities to travel to in the world.
