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The capital city of Argentina is a metropoli if contrast and paradox.
Placed where the Rio de la Plata meets the Atlantic, on the unbelievably flat Pampas, is home to a melting pot of races.
It is modern and old, exciting and frustrating, trendy and bureaucratic, sweet and violent.
It has a way of enticing you without you noticing. You curse her although you cannot leave her. Most 'porteños' (inhabitants or Buenos Aires, a 'puerto' after all) and newcommers will agree.
Placed where the Rio de la Plata meets the Atlantic, on the unbelievably flat Pampas, is home to a melting pot of races.
It is modern and old, exciting and frustrating, trendy and bureaucratic, sweet and violent.
It has a way of enticing you without you noticing. You curse her although you cannot leave her. Most 'porteños' (inhabitants or Buenos Aires, a 'puerto' after all) and newcommers will agree.
by Ana de Elía August 2, 2005
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