Impossible sculptures at Metropolitan Museum of Art or MET Brookfield Place New York City One World Center Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of art Egyptian Temple at the MET Silver Objects Tiffani art exposed at Chicago Exhibition in 19 century Streets of New York City Short Stories about New York City Pictures of a 5 Billion Dollar Subway Station in Manhattan New York
In 1516, navigator and explorer Juan Díaz de Solís, navigating in the name of Spain, was the first European to reach the Río de la Plata. His expedition was cut short when he was killed during an attack by the native Charrúa tribe in what is now Uruguay. The city of Buenos Aires was first established as Ciudad de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre[3] (literally "City of Our Lady Saint Mary of the Fair Winds") after Our Lady of Bonaria (Patroness Saint of Sardinia) on 2 February 1536 by a Spanish expedition led by Pedro de Mendoza. The settlement founded by Mendoza was located in what is today the San Telmo district of Buenos Aires, south of the city center.
More attacks by the indigenous people forced the settlers away, and in 1542, the site was thusly abandoned.[32][33] A second (and permanent) settlement was established on 11 June 1580 by Juan de Garay, who arrived by sailing down the Paraná River from Asunción (now the capital of Paraguay). He dubbed the settlement "Santísima Trinidad" and its port became "Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires."
From its earliest days, Buenos Aires depended primarily on trade. During most of the 17th century, Spanish ships were menaced by pirates, so they developed a complex system where ships with military protection were dispatched to Central America in a convoy from Seville (the only port allowed to trade with the American colonies) to Lima, Peru, and from there to the other cities of the viceroyalty. Because of this, products took a very long time to arrive in Buenos Aires, and the taxes generated by the transport made them prohibitive. This scheme frustrated the traders of Buenos Aires, and a thriving informal, yet tolerated by the authorities, contraband industry developed inside the viceroyalties and with the Portuguese. This also instilled a deep resentment among porteños towards the Spanish authorities.
Sensing these feelings, Charles III of Spain progressively eased the trade restrictions before finally declaring Buenos Aires an open port in the late 18th century. The capture of Portobelo in Panama by British forces also fueled the need to foster commerce via the Atlantic route, to the detriment of Lima-based trade. One of his rulings was to split a region from the Viceroyalty of Perú and create instead the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, with Buenos Aires as the capital. However, Charles's placating actions did not have the desired effect, and the porteños, some of them versed in the ideology of the French Revolution, instead became even more convinced of the need for independence from Spain.
During the British invasions of the Río de la Plata, British forces attacked Buenos Aires twice. In 1806 the British successfully invaded Buenos Aires, but an army from Montevideo led by Santiago de Liniers defeated them. In the brief period of British rule, the viceroy Rafael Sobremonte managed to escape to Córdoba and designated this city as capital. Buenos Aires became the capital again after its recapture by Argentine forces, but Sobremonte could not resume his duties as viceroy. Santiago de Liniers, chosen as new viceroy, prepared the city against a possible new British attack and repelled a second invasion by Britain in 1807. The militarization generated in society changed the balance of power favorably for the criollos (in contrast to peninsulars), as well as the development of the Peninsular War in Spain.
An attempt by the peninsular merchant Martín de Álzaga to remove Liniers and replace him with a Junta was defeated by the criollo armies. However, by 1810 it would be those same armies who would support a new revolutionary attempt, successfully removing the new viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros. This is known as the May Revolution, which is now celebrated as a national holiday. This event started the Argentine War of Independence, and many armies left Buenos Aires to fight the diverse strongholds of royalist resistance, with varying levels of success. The government was held first by two Juntas of many members, then by two triumvirates, and finally by a unipersonal office, the Supreme Director. Formal independence from Spain was declared in 1816, at the Congress of Tucumán. Buenos Aires managed to endure the whole Spanish American wars of independence without falling again under royalist rule.
Historically, Buenos Aires has been Argentina's main venue of liberal, free-trading, and foreign ideas. In contrast, many of the provinces, especially those to the city's northwest, advocated a more nationalistic and Catholic approach to political and social issues.
During most of the 19th century, the political status of the city remained a sensitive subject. It was already the capital of Buenos Aires Province, and between 1853 and 1860 it was the capital of the seceded State of Buenos Aires. The issue was fought out more than once on the battlefield, until the matter was finally settled in 1880 when the city was federalized and became the seat of government, with its mayor appointed by the president. The Casa Rosada became the seat of the president.
Those that do not travel much do not understand the abuses that people are subjected crossing the border specially in US and Germany
1. Travellers that pay high fees for an airplane ticket much higher that is necessary are subjected to radiation from the X rat machines.
2. After being iradiated strangers touche your body which is completely inappropriate.
3.The luggage are opened and strangers touch your clothes.
4. Carry on lugages are subject to removal even of hand cremes just because some random strangers de ide that.
5.We pay in the ticket fees the ever increasing machines that make traveling more inconvenient and more people create more rules and birocracy.
6.Airports forgot their role of transportation agencies and act more and more as jail guards. They presume all travelers are guilty. So they treat travelers as criminals rising your hands to be X rayed and then touched without any reason and not even apologizing by strangers in uniforms.
7.Sion enough they will invent an IQ test to enter a country.
8. More peoples are paid to slow down the travel and more rules are created. This is mafia style system.
9.In the last 6 years at least 5 types of machines have been purchased by airports with software inconsistent to one another hard to follow some of them with programming errors and totally unnecessary. Cameras take pictures of peoples, amprents are taken exactly as in jail.
10.Some airports have people in uniforms with guns. Example Frankfurt airport. They are some sort if paramilitary companies.
11. All these people are paid from the ticket price. And the more they are paid the more machines they invent.
12. For interior of the country flights in Argentina people dressed in black with pistols touch you when entering to the gate. They do not have radiation machine but do have intimidating people just because you dared to traveling this country. Argentinians treat tourists as criminals. And they get paid from the tickets fees. They forgot that they are a transportation service.
Mendoza is located at the foot of the Andes, very far from Buenos Aires and close to the city of Santiago, in Chile, with the Andes cordillera in between. In fact, the city emerged as a stop on a trading route, before traders crossed the cordillera into Chile. It rains very little, about 200mm a year.
The natural landscape is arid. The climate also tends to be hot. There are no chemtrails as we have in Canada.
However, the province is crossed by several mighty rivers fed by the melting of the glaciers in the Andes cordillera. These rivers have favoured the creation of what they call an “oasis” in which the wine industry has developed prosperously. There are about 250,000 hectares of vineyards in this area, and it is here that the Malbec Argentinean wines are produced.
Water in this country is also considered public property, water allocations, at least in this province, are linked to land ownership, or land titles. Whoever owns agricultural land has water rights in the same proportion as the size of the land.
Here, in Mendoza, land ownership is also a water right.
The city had 850,000 inhabitants in 2009,
in Argentina water is owned and managed by the provincial governments. The federal government is not involved in water management and everything is handled at the state level. The Water Superintendent is proposed by the governor and approved by the legislative body for a five-year period, without possibility of re-election.
Most of the streets have tall trees on both sides, perfectly aligned and about the same age. The trees must be many decades old and although some do not have leaves at the moment (because of the winter season), they still cover the streetscape with their beautiful organic embrace.
But having tall trees in cities in arid lands is a big challenge, because water is a limiting factor for the growth and survival of trees. How do they manage to grow these trees in the desert?
There were narrow canals along both sides of the street, between the tree line and the road. The canals were paved, which meant that there is no water infiltration going on.
The melting of the glaciers in the Andes provides an abundant and relatively secure water source for the region. The Departamento General de Irrigación, the water agency of the province, allocates a certain amount of water for “recreational use” and this includes the irrigation of trees, green areas in plazas, and parks. So they periodically irrigate all the greenspace of the city in a controlled and efficient way – they open a certain gate upstream for a specific length of time and water runs throughout all the canals (called acequias) in the city reaching every tree. This is really astounding!. The urination canals are called acequias of Mendoza
The Huarpes, Incas, and Puelches – have inhabited this land for many years before the Spaniards conquered them in the 16th century and named the city Mendoza after the governor of Chile.
Discover the delights, cultures and wines of Chile and Argentina on a journey through its most vibrant cities. Soak up the atmosphere of Santiago, the Chilean capital, nestled in the snow-capped Andes, before heading to Mendoza at the heart of Argentinian wine production and famed for its rich Malbecs. Finally, Buenos Aires, the 'home of Tango', invites you to uncover its cosmopolitan culture.
Discover
the delights, cultures and wines of Chile and Argentina on
a journey through its most vibrant cities. Soak up the atmosphere of Santiago, the
Chilean capital, nestled in the snow-capped Andes, before heading to Mendoza at
the heart of Argentinian wine production and famed for its rich Malbecs.
Finally, Buenos Aires, the 'home of
Tango', invites you to uncover its cosmopolitan culture.
1st Day: Canada - Night on board
Arrive at your departure airport ready to catch a
flight to Santiago. Night on board.
Important: If either your outbound or inbound
flights depart in the early hours (before 4:00 a.m.) you must arrive at the
airport the night before the indicated departure day.
2nd Day: Santiago
It's time to live the good life in South America!
Arrive in Santiago a beautiful city, surrounded by Andean
mountains with a charming historic centre. Transfer to the hotel and get
some rest ready to discover the city the following morning. Overnight stay in
Santiago.
Panamerica Providencia Hotel Santiago
3rd Day: Santiago
Breakfast at the hotel. Get out and explore Santiago, a city full of
stimulating possibilities, on a fascinating city tour. Begin in the
center, on the main avenue of the city, to learn about its history and
landmarks. Descend to the cobblestoned neighbourhood of Lastarría, bursting
with green spaces and glamorous 19th-century mansions, now restored and mostly
used as cafes, restaurants, bookstores and museums.
Next, experience the spectacular views from Cerro Santa Lucia where
you can contemplate the city and hear more about its fascinating history.
Descend the hill and pass by the emblematic Plaza de Armas,
the Cathedral of Santiago and the former national congress.
Dig deeper into Chilean history at the majestic La Moneda Palace and Plaza
de la Constitución. It's time to smell the aromas and admire the
amazing fresh produce at the Central Market before continuing
to a Lapis Lazuli store to admire the beautiful crafts and
handmade jewelry.
Return to the hotel and spend the rest of the day relaxing at your leisure.
Wine lovers should indulge in the exceptional local Chilean wines. Overnight
stay in Santiago.
4th Day: Santiago
Breakfast at the hotel. The day is all yours to explore and relax at your
own pace. Culture vultures will love the city's eclectic collection of museums.
The Museum of Pre-Colombian Art is simply amazing, with artefacts and art from
all across South America.
On the other hand, you could make like a local and have a long, leisurely lunch
while people watching in one of the plazas. Alternatively, take part in
our optional tour of the Concha and Toro Vineyard*. Overnight stay in
Santiago.
*Optional Concha & Toro Vineyards: Set off on an exciting wine
tour ofViña Concha & Toro, one of the best-recognized
and celebrated wine producers in the world! Explore this family-run wine
estate, admire the vast vineyards and sample some of the beautiful,
European-influenced wines as you enjoy a wine-tasting session. Stroll
through the large estate and enjoy fantastic views of the Maipo Valley as
you learn about wine production and how they craft the best Cabernet Sauvignon
in Chile. Visit the oldest wine cellars and learn about the legend of Casillero
del Diablo. Return to Santiago and enjoy an evening at your leisure.
5th Day: Santiago - Mendoza
Breakfast at the hotel. It's time to wave goodbye to the Chilean capital and
transfer to the airport for a flight to Mendoza. Arrive
in Mendoza, in the leafy foothills of the eastern Andes in Argentina.
Mendoza is famed for its wine and olive oil production, making it a great
destination for budding foodies to explore.
In fact, there are a staggering 1,500 wineries spread out across three
wine-making regions in Mendoza: Lujan de Cuyo, Valle de Uco and Maipu. Transfer
to the hotel and overnight stay in Mendoza.
American Executive Mendoza Hotel
6th Day: Mendoza
Breakfast at the hotel. Today make the most of your full-day
excursion through the stunning vineyards of Maipú and Luján de
Cuyo. Discover different styles of wineries, walk among vineyards and learn
about different winemaking methods.
Relish this incredible experience in the cradle of Argentina's renowned Malbec,
the country's first wine production area with the peaks of the majestic Cordon
del Plata on the horizon. Overnight stay in Mendoza.
7th Day: Mendoza
Breakfast at the hotel. Take a day at your leisure in Mendoza, soaking up
the charms of this verdant city or exploring more of the local wine-producing
regions, famed for their delicious Malbecs. Alternatively, take part in our
fascinating private tour of Vineyards & Wineries of Mendoza*.
*Optional Private Tour of Vineyards & Wineries of Mendoza: Visit
the characteristic vineyards and wineries of the region of Mendoza and the Uco
Valley before taking part in a wine tasting accompanied by a delicious
gourmet lunch.
8th Day: Mendoza - Buenos Aires
Kenton Palace Buenos Aires Hotel
Breakfast at the hotel. Set off for the capital of Argentina today. At the
indicated time, transfer to the airport for a flight to Buenos
Aires. Touch down in Buenos Aires, a sprawling
city, full of colonial architecture and vibrant, Argentinan culture!
Transfer to the hotel, get settled in and spend the remainder of the day
getting to know this exciting city at your leisure! Check out its atmospheric
tango clubs, excellent restaurants and bustling shopping streets. Overnight
stay in Buenos Aires.
9th Day: Buenos Aires
Breakfast at the hotel. Set off on a 3-hour city tour of
Buenos Aires today! Known as the 'Paris of South America', visit the chic
neighborhoods of Recoleta and Palermo and see Plaza de Mayo and the famous Casa
Rosada government office. Visit the Metropolitan Cathedral and explore the
unique architecture of trendy Puerto Madero. Step back in time to San Telmo,
known for its renowned antique market, held every Sunday and stroll along
Caminito Street, in the colorful neighborhood of La Boca. The remainder of the
day is free to explore Buenos Aires at your leisure or join the Optional Fogón
Asado Dining Experience*.
*Optional Fogón Asado Dining Experience: Discover the
tradition of the Argentine 'Asado'. Enjoy an 8-course tasting menu that
explores new ways of serving Argentine classic cuts. While sitting at the bar,
you will see and experience different cooking techniques on the grill up close
and personal.
10th Day: Buenos Aires
Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy the entirety of the day at your leisure,
perfect for you to move at your own pace. Take advantage of this day to
continue to discover the capital and soak up the local atmosphere, the
architecture of its colonial buildings and the delicious cuisine.
Alternatively, take part in our optional dinner and tango show where you will
acquaint yourself with 'milonga' culture*. Overnight stay in Buenos Aires.
*Optional Dinner & Tango Show. Experience an immersive evening
of Argentine food and entertainment at a dinner and tango show. Watch
traditional tango dancers as you dine on exquisite Argentine cuisine. An
unforgettable cultural and gastronomic evening.
Days 11, 12, 13 Buenos Aires
14th Day: Buenos Aires - Canada
Breakfast at the hotel. It's
time to bring your adventure through Chile and Argentina to a close. At the
indicated time, transfer to the airport for the flight back to Canada. Night on
board.
The National Museum
of Fine Arts is an Argentine art museum in Buenos Aires, located in the
Recoleta section of the city. The Museum inaugurated a branch in Neuquén in
2004. The museum hosts works by Goya, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Rodin, Manet and
Chagall among other artists. Wikipedia
Av. del Libertador
1473, C1425 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
11 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
Wednesday
11 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
Thursday
11 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
Friday
11 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
Saturday
10 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
Sunday
10 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
3.Museo
Histórico Nacional
Defensa 1600, C1143 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires,
Argentina
Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 11
a.m.-7 p.m.
Thursday 11
a.m.-7 p.m.
Friday 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Saturday 11
a.m.-7 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
1.Casa Rosada
Balcarce 78, C1064 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires,
Argentina
Free
Wednesdays to Sundays and on holidays, from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm (last admission at 5.30 pm).
