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If
you plan on visiting Buenos Aires you will fly into the Ezeiza International
Airport (EZE)
· Ezeiza International Airport (EZE): (011) 5480-6111
Domestic flights depart from the Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP) located
in the north of the city centre opposite the River Plate Coast.
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Train:
There are no international services to Argentina.
The main stattions serving Buenos Aires are: Constitución,
Federico Lacroze, 11 de septiembre (known simply as Once) and retiro.
Retiro Station: located in the city centre . Trains
from here connect the nothern suberbs to the city centre.
Constitución Station: located 5 minute ride from the city centre.
These trains connect the southern suberbs to the city and also they
leave to the Atlantic Coast and Patagonia.
Once Station: Trains to the west suberbs.
Federico Lacroce Station: located 20 minute ride
from the city centre these trains connect the northern-east suberbs
to the city.
Coaches:
The coach terminal is located nearby Retiro
railway station at 1680 Ramos Mejía Av (telephone number 4310-0700).
Coaches to all destinations leave from here.
Taxis
and remises (licensed minicabs)
As
in all big cities taxies are a “comfortable”way to go
round the city. We recommend you to call aradio taxi or a remis from
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Currency:
The official Argentine currency
is the peso.There are $2, $5, $10, $20,$50, $100 notes. There are
also $1,$0,50, $0,25, $0,10, $0,05 coins. |
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Language:
The official language is Spanish. |
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Government:
Constitution: 1 May 1853;
revised August 1994
Administrative divisions: 23 provinces.
The Government is divided into three branches: Legislative, Executive
and Judicial. The Argentine President is the chief of State who is
helped by a ministry cabinet.
The National Congress is bicammeral ; the senate and the deputy.
Administartive branch: Argentine is divided into 23 provinces, the
independent city of Buenos Aieres, the antarctic area climed by Argentina
and various islands in the South Atlantic aand Tierra del Fuego which
is now an independent pronince.
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Population:
Approximately 85% of
the population is of european origin.Unlike the majority of Latin
American countries, Argentina has relatively few mestizos (people
of mixed european and indian origin), though the number has increased
in the recent years. Oficially the country still incourages european
inmigration.Between 1850 and 1940 6.608.700 europeans, predominantely
of spanish and italian origin arrived to Argentina.French, British,
germans, Russians, Polish and Syrians and from other south american
countries did also arrrive to our country in big numbers. More than
1/3 of the population live in Buenos Aires and its sourraundings.
85% of the population live in urban areas. Demographic characteristics:
In 2001 the estimated population was 36.000.0000 inhabitants, with
adensity of 13 inhabitants /km2 approximately.
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Religion:
Roman
Catholic 92%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
Until the constitutional reform of 1984 the presidents and vice president
had to be Catholics.
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Tourist
National Secretary, tourist information centres: 883 Santa
Av. Post Code C1059ABC, Tel 4312-2232 or 0800-555-0016; Ezeiza International
Airport and Jorge Newberry Domestic Airport; e-mail : info @turismo.gov.ar
Ciudad de Buenos Aires Tourist information Centres Quintana
Av and JM Ortiz, Florida St and Diagonal Norte Av, 217 Carlos Pellegrini
Av, Dock 4 Puerto Madero, Retiro Coach Terminal and Abasto Shopping;
e-mail turismo@buenosaires.gov.ar.
Security and Traveler
Assistance
Tourist police station: 436 Corrientes Av, Post
Code C1043AAR Buenos Aires
Telephone numbers 4346- 5748, 4328-2135 or 0800-999-5000, e-mail:
turista@policiafederal.gov.ar
Defensoria del Turista: 1835 Pedro de Menzoda Av.Benito
Quinquela Martin Museum.
Post Code C1169Aac Buenos Aires Telephone Number;4302-7816, fax
4302-7816, e-mail tourist@defensoria.org.ar
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