Recreation in Buenos Aires

Exploring the City

Few world cities are as made for exploring as Buenos Aires is. Think Paris, but with a Latin American vibe. Broad tree-lined boulevards are decorated with grand buildings that were built back in the glory days when Argentina, then one of the richest countries on the planet, had dreams of becoming a superpower to rival the US. Very little of that fabled wealth remains, and some of the crumbling facades testify to lost dreams, but the scores of well dressed portenos striding past you on the streets still keep up appearances.

Physical perfection is everywhere, aided no doubt by a helping medical hand. The men are super dude handsome, and the women, with their effortlessly chic style and glossy manes, look like they’ve stepped off the pages of French Vogue. Once you’ve picked your jaw off the ground, you might want to head to a café in the neighborhood for some culture tourism. A simple croissant and cafe breakfast can go for as little as 5.50 pesos, while all around you’ll find some of the most hot-headed, opinionated people on the planet, willing to engage in discussions on everything under the sun, with the most passionate debates revolving around futbol, politics, and art.

While Microcentro and Recoleta are the two stops always included in every medical tourism itinerary because of their proximity to many of the city’s sights and medical tourism related services, others must be added to the list if you have time to take these in. The cobblestoned locality of San Telmo with its boho vibe, antique shops, tango joints, and beguiling nooks and crannies urges exploration, while rough-around-the-edges La Boca is full of couples tangoing for money and street performers galore. The streets in La Boca are a far cry from the leafy avenues of Recoleta, but this neighborhood, in a lot of ways, is the real Buenos Aires, home to many of the working class Spanish and Italian immigrants who descended on the city in the 19^th and 20^th century.