Buenos Aires Microcentro

At once hectic, chaotic, and thrilling, Buenos Aires’ business district buzzes with astounding energy. Tourists, businesspeople, and shoppers crowd along its often narrow avenues, vying with the continual stream of traffic for walking space. Just north of Plaza de Mayo in Microcentro’s southeastern half lies La City, the city’s banking and financial district, once known as Barrio Inglés for the numerous British immigrants who set up shop there. If you manage to look up, you’ll notice the beautiful, intricate, and imposing facades of some of the city’s oldest banks and financial institutions. To the west of La City runs Calle Florida, a crowded pedestrian street that is also a popular tourist shopping area. Located even farther west, the enormous Avenida 9 de Julio bisects Microcentro. At its intersection with Avenida Corrientes, the barrio ’s east-west artery, stands the Obelisco, which commemorates the city’s multiple foundings, its christening, and its declaration as capital.

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