Buenos Aires City Guide

Buenos Aires, situated next to the Rio de la Plata, is home to 13 million inhabitants who come from all over Argentina and the world. This along with its already strong influence of European immigrant background, makes Buenos Aires a city of diverse people, traditions, and cultures, apparent in its layout and design, striking architecture, city statues and art, and historic neighbourhoods.

The city is made up of over 40 distinct areas, each charming in their own way; from the colourful streets of historic La Boca, the artistic cobblestone roads of San Telmo, the bustling heart of downtown or the trendy and green neighbourhood of Palermo, there is always a new part of the city to discover.

Combining its mixed roots and culture with modern day trends, Buenos Aires offers just about everything including internationally acclaimed restaurants and nightclubs, theatres, cultural centres, museums, art galleries, and shopping streets and centres.

Buenos Aires, although constantly improving economically and socially, is still in need of aid, and its people are always grateful for extra helping-hands making volunteer programs in Buenos Aires a popular form of combining meaningful work with travel. The city is the main destination in the country for volunteer organizations, national and international, to base their headquarters, attracting volunteers from around the world to become part of various volunteer opportunities in a wide range of different causes.