Exploring the Buenos Aires Province - La Plata

La Plata is the capital of the Province of Buenos Aires not more than 60 clicks away from the city of Buenos Aires. It was designed and built around 1882 to rival the capital city.

Unfortunately it has not grown much since its origins and is mainly a burocratic city with many elegant government buildings and a majestic cathedral.

Worth wile visiting I must say and easily accessible by train, bus or car.

La Plata - Casa Curuchet

The Casa Curutchet in La Plata, is a must visit if you dig Architecture. Being the only house built in Latin America with modernist architectural design by Le Corbuiser. 

Designed by Le Corvousier in France and built by one of his desciples in Argentina to be the residence and doctor office of renowned surgeon Curutchet.

Today it works as a Museum run by the Buenos Aires Architects society.

La Plata - Eating meat

Looking for a place to eat meat in La Plata, look no further

Lo del Negro is a small parilla located at Calle 3, 782 in the downtown area of the city.

This is one of those localally apreciated restos not overcrowded by tourists. Good meat , service and price.

Weekend getaways - From Buenos Aires to La Plata by train

Once you´ve seen everything there´s to see in Buenos Aires, you might want to explore the close by cities like La Plata which is the Province´s capital.

La Plata rests 40 clicks away from Buenos Aires, and there are many ways to get there, one of the cheapest and fastest being the Gral Roca Train that departs from Constitución terminal in Buenos Aires.

The trains are new and the ticket costs less than $0.50 dollars. It will get you there in approx one hour.