Travel to South America

Buenos Aires el Escenario Urbano

Format: Paperback
Author: Sebastian Letemendia
ReleaseDate: November, 2003
Publisher: Letemendia
Rating:

Excellent book on an admirable Latin American metropolis!
The sheer economic, social, and cultural contrasts these metropolises display is exciting and appealing to me, more so due to my interest in politics, sociology, and economics. I have always been interested in Latin America, particularly when its regarding it's metropolises.

However, Buenos Aires: El Escenario Urbano is an excellent book depicting Buenos Aires in all its dimensions. It covers this amazing South American capital in all angles and points of views. It's well balanced giving the reader glimpses of what life is like for the denizens of Buenos Aires, while at the same time it does not neglects some of the urban social/economic problems the city faces. Despite this, the problems are presented in such a way that its not depressing at all! The author is truly impressive in his way of accomplishing such a well rounded book of a metropolis worth discovering.

The photos are incredible!

This book is a perfect introduction to anyone planning to visit Buenos Aires, anyone who lives in Buenos Aires, or anyone who simply likes to travel from the comfort of a couch and simply let the imagination do the work by reading about other places on earth!

I hope Sebastian Letemendia starts a series of "El Escenario Urbano" about other Latin American metropolises such as Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Santo Domingo, Caracas, and others. .

Great book, but English text comes as addendum at the end
It would be great if it is published with Spanish and English side by side. We bought this book as a gift to an English-only speaker, but to our regret, we are returning it, because the English part of the book comes as an addendum at the end of the book.

A view from within
Having read a number of books on Buenos Aires, it seems that many authors only think of La Recoleta and Palermo as the only interesting places in Buenos Aires. A rare view of Buenos Aires, from an insiderýs perspective. Mr. Letemendia shows his readers the beaty and complexities of a great city. A great read.

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