Plaza de Mayo

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Avenida De Mayo 800, Capital Federal, Argentina 1084Not available
Description: At the heart of downtown Buenos Aires is Plaza de Mayo, the city’s main square and the epicenter of much of Argentina’s political life and history. Important landmarks populate the square at every turn. Tourists and Arge...Read More
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Heart of Buenos Aires
Heart of Buenos Aires

by akakd

, Arizona

December 19, 2010

This plaza has been at the center of every major political event in Argentine history, from Presidential proclamations, to Evita addressing the masses, to protests, to the mournful demonstrations by the "Mothers of the Disappeared". An Obilisk ...Read more

From journal Bueno Buenos Aires

A Beautiful Square
A Beautiful Square

by Cindy Grant

Petersburg, Virginia

October 22, 2010

Best of IgoUgo Arguably one of the most important squares in the city. There are often demonstrators here, and our visit was no exception. There were actually demonstrations on 3 of the 6 days of our visit in various locations around the city. Argentinians are ...Read more
Plaza de Mayo: Only a "B"
Plaza de Mayo: Only a "B"

by SeenThat

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

February 7, 2009

Best of IgoUgo I give it only a "B." It could have got an "A" since that as the plaza serving the main government buildings in the country it is quite impressive. It could have got the "A" if it wasn’t for one of its features: the "Casa Rosada." The seat of the ...Read more

From journal Buenos Aires B’s

Plaza de Mayo
Plaza de Mayo

by kwasiak

Tucson, Arizona

January 8, 2005

The Plaza de Mayo has historically been a place of political demonstrations. It is named for the May 1910 revolution, which began Argentina's fight for independence from Spain. Since the 1970s, the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo have gathered here. ...Read more

From journal The Beef Capital

Plaza de Mayo
Plaza de Mayo

by billmoy

Chicago, Illinois

March 11, 2002

Best of IgoUgo The Plaza de Mayo is probably the most significant square of Buenos Aires. An obelisk stands in the middle of the centrally located plaza. The Plaza de Mayo is surrounded by the pinkish Casa Rosada (the Argentine equivalent to the White House), ...Read more