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Buenos Aires | Nancy Kulfas | Argentina | American Airlines

The Heart Of Buenos Aires

by Joseph Guinto

ALL OF THIS begs a question. Palermo has developed a café culture comparable to (and in my opinion, better than) Paris’s. Its bars scream L.A., and many of its boutiques could hold their own in Manhattan. Several, like Vintage and Positive, sport English names. Add to that the large number of tourists who come here to drink and eat and shop, primarily so they can take advantage of the extremely favorable exchange rate, and it makes you wonder: If Palermo Viejo is leading Argentina’s comeback, is it leading the country somewhere, well, not Argentine?

Nancy Kulfas doesn’t think so. “Argentina is definitely profiting from tourism,” she says. “A lot of jobs have been created, and it is nice that people from all over the world can finally discover Buenos Aires — this beautiful city.” She points out that her store stocks the work of 50 local artists, designers, and craftspeople, including pieces by native artists whose culture predates the Spanish settlers’ arrival in Buenos Aires. The message: Sure, Palermo Viejo is becoming more cosmopolitan, but it’s doing so while promoting and profiting from that which is uniquely Argentine.

And that makes a lot more sense to me than, say, drinking at dawn.

American Airlines currently offers the following service to and from Buenos Aires, Argentina: two daily round-trips from Miami, one daily round-trip from Dallas/Fort Worth, and one daily round-trip from New York’s John F. Kennedy airport.

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Buenos Aires | Nancy Kulfas | Argentina | American Airlines

The Heart Of Buenos Aires

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