Visitors who want to experience gaucho culture and the Pampas that Argentina is famous for can visit the historic 1730 town of San Antonio de Areco, just over an hour from Buenos Aires. Many resorts surround San Antonio de Areco, and most visitors are people who drive or bus in from the resorts and Buenos Aires to see the old colonial church that the town was built around. San Antonio de Areco is full of cobblestone streets and 19th-century buildings. A fascinating place to visit is the Plaza Ruiz de Arellano. This central square of the town many of the historic buildings and shops are located. The Rio Areco cuts San Antonio in two and creates a section along the river that has green space, monuments, and museums.

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