Shopping Information: The shopping opportunities of Buenos Aires are famed in all of South America. Buenos Aires is known for its good quality of leather goods. One of the popular shopping areas of Buenos Aires is Recoleta. This is one of the most expensive and fashionable areas of Buenos Aires. A handicraft market is held here every weekend, which includes free performances by street artists. One of the best shopping centers of Buenos Aires is the Galerias Pacifico shopping center. This multi-level shopping center has several outlets by world-famous designer brands like Cacherel, Lacoste, Polo, Adidas, and Havana. It is built on the lines of Bon Marche of Paris. A nice souvenir to buy for your friends back home would be tango CDs or the mate kit.

Important Travel Related Information: The local timeline is GMT-3 and there is no adjustment of time in the summers in Buenos Aires. Banks in Buenos Aires open at 10 a.m. and close at 3 p.m. The service providers in Buenos Aires don't expect a tip. But, they will welcome a tip if it comes their way. The currency of Argentina is called the "peso" and consists of 100 centavos. There are public pay phones on most streets in Buenos Aires, which are coin operated or use a phone card. There are also numerous phones manned by attendants from where you can make national or international long distance calls. When you want to dial from Argentina to a foreign country, you will have to prefix 00 to the country code.