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Buenos Aires. By: Nichole Torgerson. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Buenos Aires is known as the gateway to Argentina. It is the capital of Argentina. It is also the largest city in Argentina . Buenos Aires is the commercial , industrial, cultural, and political capital of the country.
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Buenos Aires By: Nichole Torgerson
Buenos Aires, Argentina • Buenos Aires is known as the gateway to Argentina. • It is the capital of Argentina. • It is also the largest city in Argentina. • Buenos Aires is the commercial, industrial, cultural, and political capital of the country.
Population of Buenos Aires • The population of Buenos Aires is greater than 13 million. • The majority of the people in the city of Buenos Aires came from the counties of Spain and Italy. However some of the people came from other European countries such as: Germany, Portugal, Poland, Ireland, France, England, Croatia, and Wales. • Buenos Aires also has a small population of citizens from the Japanese, Arabian, Armenians, Chinese, and Korean cultures. • Spanish is the main language spoken in Buenos Aires.
Climate and Weather of Buenos Aries • The climate of Buenos Aires is mild all year round. • Buenos Aires is humid where extreme hot and cold days are very rare. • It is rainy only in the summer months. • It is sunny throughout the spring and fall months. • Summer (December to March): high- 95 degrees, Low- 70 degrees • Fall (March to June): high- 72 degrees, Low- 55 degrees • Winter (June to September): high- 60 degrees, Low- 40 degrees • Spring (September to December): high- 72 degrees, Low- 55 degrees
Top Ten Things to do in Buenos Aires • Tren de la Rail tour • Buenos Aires tango show • Buenos Aires bike tour • Buenos Aires behind the scenes soccer stadium tour • Buenos Aires sightseeing tour • Opera Pampa dinner and show in Buenos Aires • Buenos Aires tango show, dinner and dance lessons • Argentina Fiesta Gaucha day trip • Recoleta afternoon walking tour • Buenos Aires Evita walking tour
Facts About Buenos Aries • Buenos Aires is 78.5 square miles. • It has 48 districts called “barrios.” • Buenos Aires lies in the Pampa region of Argentina. • The form of dance known as the tango originated in Buenos Aires. • Since the 16th century, Buenos Aires has been one of the leading wine producers. • Buenos Aires celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with a huge downtown pub crawl.
How Buenos Aries is Related to the Book • Uncertain whether or not her mother is dead or alive, in the book, And Then I Found out the Truth,the main character, Delia is searching for the truth about her mother’s whereabouts. • Her mother is on the run in Buenos Aires. She is trying to get away from the evildoers that are trying to kill her and her daughter Delia. • Near the end of the story, Delia and her friend, Quinn, go to Buenos Aires. Together, they try to find Delia’s mother and catch the evildoers that are chasing after her.