Top 10 Buenos Aires

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Contents
Buenos Aires’ Top 10
Buenos Aires’ Highlights 6
Plaza de Mayo 8
Cementerio de la
Recoleta 10
Teatro Colón 12
Avenida de Mayo 14
Museo Nacional de
Bellas Artes 16
San Telmo 18
Avenida 9 de Julio 20
MALBA 22
Colonia del Sacramento,
Uruguay 24
Tango 26
Moments in History 32
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