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Avenida 9 de Julio, widest avenue in the world, and El Obelisco at dusk in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Joe Sohm/Digital Vision/Getty)
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A country's tragedy has become a tourist's opportunity, and in between the two is a vastly improved economy for Buenos Aires, the glamorous capital of Argentina. Up until the peso crisis of December 2001, Buenos Aires was regarded as Latin America's most expensive city, if not one of the world's, with prices for some hotels and restaurants rivaling those of New York and Paris. Many on the South American-tourist crawl avoided this sophisticated and beautiful city altogether, staying in the cheaper capitals of the countries that surrounded it. But now that the peso, once on par with the U.S. dollar, has fallen to a third of its former value and stabilized there, tourists from all over the world are flocking to this city, often called the Paris of South America. I have to admit that since the 2005 edition of this guide, prices have gone up, most considerably in terms of hotels. Still, the city is a relative bargain, as the enormous number of tourists here will tell you. Tourism has become the third most important component of Argentina's economy, with Buenos Aires the main recipient of visitors.
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Hotels  FOUR SEASONS BUENOS AIRES
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Hilton Buenos Aires
Macacha Guemes 351
Buenos Aires C1106BKG Map Distance: 11.8 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class: 
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Melia Buenos Aires
Reconquista, 945 Con Paraguay 1.003
Buenos Aires 1003 Map Distance: 11.8 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class:
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AttractionsBarrio de San Telmo
Defensa 1200
1065 Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center)
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Casa Rosada and the Presidential Museum
Casa Rosada overlooking Plaza de Mayo on Calle Balcarce, at intersection with Yrigoyen
Yrigoyen 219 Buenos Aires, Argentina Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center) Description: Perhaps the most photographed building in Buenos Aires, the Casa Rosada is the main presence on... Read More
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Cementerio de la Recoleta
JunÃn 1790
1116 Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center)
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