Buenos Aires Cultural City Game

Hola!!

On our first day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after our orientation we all played “The City Game”. To get us familiar with Buenos Aires our professors broke us up into groups of 5 to explore and play the cultural city game. The Buenos Aires cultural city game is like a scavenger hunt. We were given locations to visit and take pictures at along with food places and other local spots to check out.

The city game will last till next week when we arrive in Argentina once again to give us more than enough time to find all of the places. The group that finds the most places on the list will receive a prize. We were also given a stipend of $3000 Argentinian pesos to use for transportation, food, and drinks.

First, my group took a stop at a local coffee shop called Juan Valdez Café to energize ourselves with some iced coffee, I also got to practice my Spanish speaking skills here as I ordered my group’s coffees. We then went to the monument Plaza de Mayo which is an important historical landmark in Argentina.

In May 1810 there was a revolution in what was then called the Plaza de la Victoria. Six years later Argentina won independence from Spain and the square was given its current name, May Square. It is also in the center of Buenos Aires! 

While there, we also met a few locals wearing Argentina’s fútbol jerseys (which we call soccer in America) that Cole enthusiastically took pictures with.

Our next stop was the San Martin Musoleum, where we got to visit the changing of the guards. José de San Martín is regarded as one of the fathers of Argentina and liberators of South America, having led the fight against the Spanish to gain the independence of Argentina, Chile, and Peru. He was exiled to France but after he died they brought his body back to Argentina in 1880 where it is now guarded inside of the cathedral.

Entrance of the cathedral, San Martin masoleoum, changing of the guards.

The Cathedral was incredibly beautiful and we were lucky enough to witness the changing of guards. Being here was a wonderful experience for us since we got  to know more about the culture and history of Argentina!

The second day we decided to go to the “el caminito” street in la boca to take a look at the gorgeous houses as well as take a look at the street art, and buy souvenirs for our families.

All in all, we had a great learning experience while exploring the beautiful city of Buenos Aires. This time alone bonded all of us together as we got to know each other better through our experiences. We’ve had an amazing week here in Buenos Aires, Argentina and will be heading to Uruguay now. 

Ciao for now!

Komal Pandit