Buenos Aires - Understand Buenos Aires & Survival Guide (PDF Chapter)

This chapter contains the Buenos Aires Today, History, Music, Literature & Cinema, Art & Architecture, Transportation, Directory A–Z and Language chapters from Lonely Planet’s Buenos Aires guidebook.

All the info you need on everything from history, literature and cinema to flights, public transport, climate, money, the internet... you name it. Get hints on the gay and lesbian scene and tips for women travellers, travelling with kids and travellers with disabilities, as well as handy language guide and glossary.

• a rundown on literature and cinema
• info on music – including tango
• full coverage of the fascinating history of the city
• details on the city’s traditional and contemporary art and architecture

Coverage includes: Buenos Aires Today, History: From the Arrival of the Spanish to the Presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Music, Literature & Cinema, Art & Architecture: Visual Arts, Architectural History and Modern Architecture, Transportation, Directory A–Z and Language.