Casa Colonial Puerto Plata

... class families, became squats or "conventillos" where large numbers of people lived. Nowadays, it's a nice neighborhood with narrow streets, colonial patios and with a bohemian smell in the air. There are art schools and arts and crafts fair as well as ...

... Fernando, an older gentleman and I spoke about Argentina's economic crisis a few years ago. And also about Bush's recent visit to Puerto Plata, a couple hours from Buenos Aires. I like to hear their thoughts on things and about their lives here. Makes the ...

... frigates are in mating season or the whales are about (+-30 dollars). 5. Cuenca - Can´t say enough about the city. Excellent colonial buildings (best in Ecuador), safe, clean, tranquil, not as 'expensive' as books or people make it out to be. ...

... Telmo.  San Telmo is the oldest barrio of Buenos Aires and is a well-preserved area characterised by its colonial buildings.  Cafes, tango parlours and antique shops line the cobblestone streets, which are often filled with artists and ...

... out to what is now Recoleta.   We loved San Telmo as soon as we arrived there - all cobblestoned streets, colonial era buildings, art galleries, bookshops, antique and bric-a-brac shops, arcades, pretty churches, museums, and loads of quirky ...

... full of tango clubs; one of the most notable is El Viejo Almacén, at Independencia and Balcarce. An example of colonial architecture, it was built in 1798 and was a general store and hospital before its reincarnation as the quintessential Argentine ...

... way to the Cabildo de Buenos Aires, which was the public building in Buenos Aires that was used as government house during the colonial times of the Viceroyalty of the River Plate. On the right of the Cabildo was the Cathedral. After taking a few pics ...

... up a bit.   So-- We ended our Uruguayan whirldwind in Sacramento del Colonia- a pretty little colonial Port town across the Rio de la Plata from BA, with lots of neat cobblestone roads and cute little nooks and crannys. Truthfully though, it was a ...