# Buenos Aires (province)

Buenos Aires Province is in Argentina. The city of Buenos Aires is surrounded by the province, but is politically autonomous.

## Cities

* -34.603333-58.3816671 Buenos Aires – The nation's interesting and picturesque capital is not part of this province but is surrounded by it.
* -34.8-58.3833332 Adrogué, Almirante Brown partido
* -38.716667-62.2666673 Bahía Blanca – Not very touristy but a workers city with apparently very nice beaches.
* -34.921111-57.9544444 La Plata
* -38-57.555 Mar del Plata
* -34.483333-58.56 Martínez
* -34.25-59.4666677 San Antonio de Areco
* -38.15-61.88 Sierra de la Ventana – Together with Villa Ventana (a Swiss village), a touristy hotspot for the nearby Cerro de la Ventana and lots of outdoor activities and tours.
* -34.416667-58.5833339 Tigre

## Other destinations

* -34.8667-57.883310 Berisso
* -37.166667-56.89972211 Cariló
* -35.575-58.00888912 Chascomús
* -34.566667-59.113 Luján
* -35.083333-57.51666714 Magdalena
* -38.816667-62.66666715 Medanos
* -38.55-58.73333316 Necochea
* -33.883333-60.56666717 Pergamino
* -37.316667-59.13333318 Tandil
* -37.25-56.98333319 Villa Gesell

## Get in

* Ezeiza International Airport (EZE)
* Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ)
* Aeroparque Jorge Newbury (AEP)

## See

* -37.1324-62.80881 Villa Epecuén, near Carhué, near Piqüé (take a train to Piqüé (AR$550), hitchhike from there to Carhué, and walk the rest). A former village that was flooded due to large rain falls in the 80s. What remains is a salt lake and a ghost village of which half is still flooded. Allowing for some grotesque and interesting pictures. Most of the community moved to the nearby touristy and picturesque Carhué. Take the time to walk the area from Carhué, which allows for great pictures. There are also therapeutic baths near Carhué which use the mud of the lake pretty much like at the Dead Sea between Israel and Jordan. (updated Mar 2018)
* -38.0707-62.02162 Parque Provincial Ernesto Tornquist (Cerro de la Ventana), ☏ +54 2914910039, parqueprovincialetornquist@opds.gba.gov.ar. This park encloses the Cerro de la Ventana and has a picturesque waterfall at the end of one of its trails, where even in water-low late summer you can take a dip into the clear and deep water of its -38.05217-62.035723 upper waterfall. Additional email address: parquetornquist@gmail.com (updated Mar 2018)

## Do

* Wine production. The Province of Buenos Aires became a producer of premium wines during the first decade of the 21st century. Vineyards are located in the southern part of the province, especially around Médanos (40km from Bahia Blanca on Ruta Nacional 22). Wine-growing in this region was started in lands previously dedicated to garlic and pasture. (updated Mar 2018)
* The Tres Arroyos Wheat Festival. In Tres Arroyos, in the south of Buenos Aires province, there is a traditional celebration between the first day and seventh day of March: The Wheat Festival. In the festival, there are a lot of food stalls offering local traditional food: roast beef, roast veal, roast lamb. But wheat plays the most important role. There´s a wheat seeds competition. The best seed and the producer of that seed are awarded a prize. There´s also a folk music show, and on the last day of the festival a panel of judges chooses The Wheat Festival Queen. (updated Mar 2018)
* Cerro de La Ventana (1134 m) – With a beautiful view of all the region.