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widest major road on the planet (Argentina)
At 18 lanes and 110 metres wide, Avenida 9 de Julio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is not only a beautiful example of urban design but is also apparently the Continue Reading » 0 Comments
The Great Cafes: Cafe Impresso at El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Café Impresso, in El Ateneo Grand Splendid at Avenida Santa Fe 1860 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, immediately fits the bill for the basics of a great café.
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The Great Cafes: Confiteria Ideal, Buenos Aires
The kids are dancing tango again in Buenos Aires, fueled by new styles of tango music that are laced with hip-hop elements, jazz riffs, rhythm and blues licks, and suggestions and samples of rock a
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Horacio Ferrer: The Essence of Tango (Part 4)
Horacio Ferrer and the artistic flowering of Buenos Aires.

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Horacio Ferrer: The Essence of Tango (Part 3)
Besides being a superb poet and noted figure of the musical stage, Horacio is a renowned educator of tango music and lyrics.
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Horacio Ferrer: The Essence of Tango (Part 2)
Horacio Ferrer and Astor Piazzolla were close friends and had a remarkable creative collaboration for many years.
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Horacio Ferrer: The Essence of Tango (Part 1)
Horacio Ferrer is to contemporary tango what Ira Gershwin is to Tin Pan Alley - and maybe more.
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McCain/Palin: Deja vu?
- Over the dinner table, my guest made an astute observation about the McCain/Palin combination. Strains of "Don't Cry for me.
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Tango at The de Young Museum, San Francisco
TangoCalifia™ presents ¡Milonga en el museo!, an evening of Argentine tango music and dance at the de Young Museum in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, on Friday evening, June 27 from
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Big Nose in Buenos Aires
You walk down a sidewalk in Buenos Aires at your peril. Potholes, immense cracks in the cement, deteriorating curbs, and sudden whole absences of pavement can plague every footstep.
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