The Barrio Historico is the oldest part of Buenos Aires which is centred
on Plaza de Mayo, and includes the most ancient buildings.

The Casa Rosada - the Pink Palace - is the most famous and recognisable.
Evita and other luminaries have addressed huge crowds from its balconies.

The Catedral Metropolitana, which is on the northern perimeter of Plaza de Mayo,
has been rebuilt six times since 1753 and completed in the mid-nineteenth century.
The twelve columns at the entrance represen the twelve apostles and above them is
a bas-relief depicting the arrival of Jacob and his family in Egypt.
The right-hand nave houses the mausoleum containing the remains of
The Liberator: General Jose de San Martin who liberated Chile and Peru from Spanish rule.