Argentina, is located at the southern tip of South America. It borders Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay and Chile. The country has 23 provinces and one autonomous city, Buenos Aires, which is the capital of Argentina and is also the seat of federal government.
The official language is Spanish and is spoken by almost all Argentines.
The cultural roots are predominantly of European origin, which is reflected in its architectural styles, literature, music and customs.
Argentina is known for hosting the most stunning natural beauty, because of its length in an extremely diverse country with many types of terrain and climate and many scenic areas.
Argentina’s cuisine is very popular internationally, especially for the quality and flavor of beef and excellent wines. The typical Argentine meals are roast, pies and locro. Due to influences generated by immigration, other specialties that stand out are: pasta, gnocchi and pizza.
As for music, mention the city of Buenos Aires is synonymous with “tango” or “Gardel “, the most representative of this musical style.
Welcome to this wonderful country where the beautiful landscapes, cultural richness and warmth of its people are its main hosts.
Come to CEDIC Argentinean Spanish Institute of Language, our Spanish school in Buenos Aires and join our Spanish lessons to learn about this and more amazing subjects of Argentinean and South America traditions, customs, society, music, art, people and discover that studying Spanish abroad is not only learning Spanish Language but the culture of the places where the language is immerse!
“Efemérides” is a Spanish word that means the anniversaries of significant events which took place on this day in history. Let´s see below what happened a day like today, but many years ago…
A day like today, June 16th,…
• 1216 – Pope Innocent III dies.
• 1817 – San Martín was appointed General in Chief of the Army of Chile.
• 1865 – Starts in Buenos Aires the Faculty of Engineering.
• 1889 – Arthur Stanley Jefferson was born Stan, Hardy, American actor.
• 1900 – The Cuban people voted the country’s first constitution.
• 1910 – Arizona and New Mexico become states of the Union.
• 1917 – opens in Russia the first Congress of Soviets.
• 1937 – born Erich Segal, writer, author of “Love Story.”
• 1944 – World War II: Allied offensive in Italy against the German line Florence-Pisa-Rimini.
• 1950 – opens the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• 1961 – Rudolf Nureyev requests asylum in Paris.
• 1963 – The Soviet army officer Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman astronaut.
• 1977 – Death of Werner von Braun, German engineer and physicist, one of the fathers of the atomic bomb.
• 1978 – United States and Panama agree to the transfer of the canal in 2000.
• 1987 – Some 160 people die when a ship wrecked in the river Brahmani in India, full of crocodiles.
• 1989 – Raul Alfonsín announced the country to resign as president of Argentina.
• 1989 – premier of the film “Ghostbusters II.”
• 1991 – Boris Yeltsin is elected President of Russia.
• 1992 – U.S. and Russia announce the beginning of a new era of mutual trust and cooperation on a democratic and non-nuclear threats.
• 1999 – The members of the space mission STS-95 Discovery, Pedro Duque, John Glenn and Chiaki Mukai, and Russian cosmonaut Valeri Poliakov, are awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation.
At CEDIC Spanish Institute, our Spanish School in Buenos Aires, Argentina, our students not only study the Spanish language but also learn about the Latin America Culture. During the Spanish classes our students have the possibility of speak in Spanish about their own traditions and customs.
Spanish lessons and 
Tango lessons in Buenos Aires downtown, en la “La Escuela del Tango”
Address: San José 364, 3rd floor, apartment “A”, Down Town.
Schedule for beginner group lessons: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays -Time: 6:30 pm -Duration: 90 minutes per class.
Fees: Group lesson: U$D 14,50 (90 min). and private lessons: U$D 72,50.- (90 min.)
1 class $ 60- (pesos argentinos) or U$D 14,50 dollar.
4 classes $ 180-
8 classes $ 315-
12 classes $ 430-
16 classes $ 535-
20 classes $ 635-
If you want to take Spanish lessons in Buenos Aires and also be inmersed in the Argentine culture, you have the opportunity to do it now by taking Tango lessons in Buenos Aires at prestigious Escuela del Tango de Claudia Bozo. You can book group, private or combined tango clases with high experienced teachers leaded by Prof. Claudia Bozo. You can try with one lessons first and add more and more additional lessons! Email us today to infodetango@yahoo.com There are lessons every week (please see above schedule ). Ask for Tango for Intermediate or advanced schedule. We can make a shedule that combins both Spanish classes and tango lessons.
“Efemérides” is and Spanish word that means the anniversaries of significant events which took place on this day in history. Let´s see below what happened a day like today, but many years ago…
A day like today, May 23rd…
1430 – Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundies who sold her to the English.
1493 – Ferdinand and Isabella ordered the shipment to the new continent of 25 horses of the kingdom of Granada.
1785 – Benjamin Franklin announced the invention of bifocals.
1822 – Begins work on the world’s first public railway (Stockton-Darlington) in England.
1854 – Buenos Aires province, separated from the Confederacy, sanctions its own Constitution.
1893 – Maxim restaurant opens’s in Paris.
1911 – Is based in Buenos Aires Museo Social Argentino.
1913 – Thomas Edison invents a telephone recorder.
1915 – World War I: Italy declares war on Austro-Hungarian Empire.
1934 – Police kill the pair of bank robbers Bonnie & Clyde.
1936 – Popular Argentinean Obelisk is inaugurated and a new section of widening of Avenida de Mayo in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1949 – it is proclaimed the Federal Republic of Germany.
1951 – born Yevgenievich Anatoly Karpov, Russian chess player.
1986 – Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa receives Prince of Asturias Award for Letters.
At CEDIC Institute, our Spanish School in Buenos Aires, Argentina, our students not only study the Spanish language but also learn about the Latin America Culture. During the Spanish classes our students have the possibility of speak in Spanish about their own traditions and customs.
Hoy es lunes 23 de mayo de 2011.
Salsa lessons in Buenos Aires downtown, clases de salsa en Buenos Aires, centro.
Date: Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24rd of May, 2011 -Time: 5:00 pm -Duration: 60 minutes
Fee: Group lesson: U$D 4,85. and private lessons: U$D 9,70.-
If you want to take Spanish Lessons in Buenos Aires and also enjoy taking salsa lessons, you have the opportunity now! You can book group, private or combined salsa lessons with a very experienced and fun teacher of Latin dances. You can try with one lessons first and add more and more additional lessons. Email us today! spanish@cedic.com.ar We have lessons every week: please see above schedule for this week.
THE IGUAZU FALLS
Location: The Falls are located in Argentina, on the northwest corner of the Misiones province, 18 km from Puerto Iguazu, where waters offer a unique show with its 275 falls that reach 70 meters. They are surrounded by the virgin forests of Iguazú National Park that protects more than 2,000 species of flora and 400 species of birds and wildlife. The word “Iguazú” means 
“Great Waters” in the language of the Guarani Indians who once inhabited this region.
Description: Two thirds of the 275 waterfalls are located within Argentina. However, one has to explore the falls on both sides to appreciate the splendid view from the Brazilian side. To approach the waterfalls and the beauty of the vegetation, birds and butterflies, we must take advantage of walking the catwalk on the Argentine side.
The lower path allows a closer contact to the waterfalls and natural water holes, so that visitors can enjoy breathtaking scenery where you look beautiful rainbow formed by drops of falling water. On the banks of the river bottom area is the Puerto Iguazú Danger, a makeshift dock access along the walkways below. Here are shipped small boat across the river to San Martin Island or surfing on the side of abundant waterfalls as Arrechea, San Martín, Three Musketeers, Bozetti, and the Garganta del Diablo waterfall.
The highest path extends to the top of the waterfalls on the Iguazu River, where the waterfalls begin. Here you can see the waterfalls Dos Hermanas, Chico, Ramírez, Bozetti, Adam and Eve and the cascade San Martín. From Puerto Canoas, in the upper Iguazu River, it is possible to get to La Garganta del Diablo, with 80 meters high: a spectator area built on this cascade allows travelers to enjoy a spectacular view of the most abundant and impressive waterfall. This drop is 150 feet wide and 700 feet long where the Iguazu River flows to 1,700 m3 per second.
If you want to visit this amazing place, do no hesitate to contact us. We at CEDIC Argentine Spanish school in Buenos Aires can organize organize for you trips to Iguazú falls anytime, all year round!
Enjoy a fantastic typical Argentinean ranch day at beautiful “Estancia Don Silvano”We are going in a group one day trip on next May 25th, 2011.
- The fee U$d 70 or 280 pesos, includes:
- transfer in-out
- Lunch with typical Argentinean “asado” barbecue , drinks and wine.
- Folkloric show.
- tea time (meals and drinks).
Have an unforgettable experience and join us on this trip! Make your reservation now!
Learn Spanish and Tango! Take Spanish and tango lessons in Buenos Aires, with top level instructors from “La Escuela de Tango de Claudia Bozo” (see photos below), in small groups of 4, for students of all levels and ages, with flexible timetables. Visit the most important tango clubs and Milongas on Buenos Aires. 
PROMOTION 1: 1Week: 4 tango lessons (90 minutes each!) + 10 Spanish group lessons: U$d 156.- total final price
PROMOTION 2: 2 weeks: 8 tango lessons (90minutes each!) + 20 Spanish group lessons: U$d 281.-total final price
PROMOTION 3: Intensive 4 weeks: 16 tango lessons (90minutes each!) + 40 Spanish group lessons: U$d 482,50.-total final price
Ask for longer term Courses and different combinations. We can make a plan according to your needs, budget and free available time!
On Friday 6th of May, 2011, we are making a group trip to amazing Rosario city!
For a very low price: U$D 123 ( 490 pesos argentinos). This fee includes:
- bus tickets (coche cama) leaving on Friday 6th of May , in the afternoon and returning on Sunday night.
- Accommoddation: 2 nights at a hostel, with breakfast and dinner.
- Transfer in/out: from terminal of buses to the hostel
- Entrance Tickets for 2 night dancing discos.
Make your reservation now!
Subject of this day: “Fruits (Part 2)”, “Frutas (parte 2)”
If you are planning to study Spanish in Buenos Aires and you will travel around Buenos Aires, Argentina and South America this World Lists will help you a lot! At our Spanish Institute CEDIC, our Spanish school in Buenos Aires, you will be provided with complete learning material containing both every day word lists and grammar.
La fruta Fruits
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La lima |
lime |
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El melón |
melon |
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El mango |
mango |
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El durazno |
peach |
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La pera |
pear |
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El ananá o la piña |
pineaple |
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La frutilla o la fresa |
strawberry |
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La ciruela |
plum |
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La sandía |
watermelón |
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La mora |
blackberry |
| La cereza |
cherry |
Come to CEDIC our Spanish school in Buenos Aires and join our Spanish lessons to learn about this and more amazing subjects of Argentinean and South America traditions, customs, society, music, art, people and discover that studying Spanish abroad in Buenos Aires is not only learning the Spanish Language but the Culture!
Subject of this day: “Fruits (Part 1)”, “Frutas (parte 1)”
If you want to study Spanish abroad and you are planning traveling to Buenos Aires, Argentina and South America you will find all our World Lists very useful!
This chapter contains Spanish Vocabulary that will help to Spanish students to ask and talk about Fruits. At CEDIC Argentine Spanish Institute, our Spanish school in Buenos Aires, you will be provided with complete learning material containing both every day word lists and grammar.
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La manzana |
apple |
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La banana o el plátano |
banana |
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El damasco |
apricot |
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La cereza |
cherry |
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La uva |
grape |
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El pomelo o la toronja |
grapefruit |
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La naranja |
orange |
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La mandarina |
tangerine |
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El limón |
lemon |
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El higo |
fig |
Come to CEDIC our Spanish school in Buenos Aires and join our Spanish lessons to learn about this and more amazing subjects of Argentinean and South America traditions, customs, society, music, art, people and discover that studying Spanish abroad in Buenos Aires is not only learning the Spanish Language but the Culture!
The Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires is one of the biggest and best opera houses in the world, mainly for its exceptional sound quality, but also for its outstanding architectural value, and its functionality for the representation and execution of artistic works and musical theater, the hierarchy, hospitality and comfort of its room and the beauty of its design, especially in the interiors including the “Sala” (main Room), the Halls and Foyer.
The building is located in the downtown area within the trace founding of the city, dating from 1580. It is located in front of Plaza Lavalle, a block from the Palace of Justice (seat of the Supreme Court of the Nation). The grand entrance is from Calle Libertad 611 (34 º 36’04”S – 58 ° 23’01”O). The historic building occupies a secluded spot, ensuring excellent prospects for urban and accessibility.
The Teatro Colon belongs to the City and its creation is due to an initiative by Mayor Torcuato de Alvear. The idea arose in 1886 and in 1889 was made a public tender for its construction, which won the proposal of the musician and entrepreneur living in Argentina Italian opera, Angelo Ferrari (1835-1897), who accompanied his offer with a project of the Italian engineer and architect Francesco Tamburini (1846-1890). Ferrari had a long and proven business experience in Buenos Aires and Italy, and Tamburini, Garibaldi resident in Buenos Aires, who had graduated in Bologna and was Professor of Urbino, Pisa and Rome, had a strong artistic and technical training. The project was remarkably appropriate and gorgeous.
Come to CEDIC our Spanish school in Buenos Aires and join our Spanish lessons to learn about this and many others amazing subjects about Argentinean and South America traditions, customs, society, music, art, people and discover that studying Spanish abroad is not only learning Spanish Language but the culture!
Visit the famous Teatro Colón, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Get free tickets to the Teatro Colón concerts on April 3rd, 6th and 8th this year 2011.
They will be providing with 2 free tickets per person at the Teatro Colón ticket office: Tucumán 117, between 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. To get the best seats, you need to get there 2 days in advance earlier than 10AM. The best seats are: platea, palco bajo, palco alto. 2 tickets per person. You have good sound and good view from other seats as well, but you don’t gain access through the main entrance so you’ll be missing the foyer, the Salón Dorado and surrounding area. Cronograma de gratuitas al público en general a los ensayos abiertos del Teatro Colón: “El Gran Macabro” Se entregan hasta dos tickets por persona, por la boletería del Teatro Colón: Tucumán 117 de 10:00 am a 8:00 pm. Para el 3 de abril a partir del 1º de abril Para el 6 de abril a partir del 4 de abril Para el 8 de abril a partir del 6 de abril For further information visit http://www.teatrocolon.org.ar/es/
Subject of the day: “Men´s and women´s fashion accessories” = “Accesorios de moda para hombres y mujeres”
If you want to study Spanish abroad and you are planning traveling to Buenos Aires, Argentina and South America you will find all our World Lists very useful!
This chapter contains Vocabulary that will help foreign travelers and Spanish students to ask and talk about accessories for men and women. At CEDIC Argentine Institute, our Spanish school in Buenos Aires, you will be provided with this and all complete learning material.
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El cinturón |
belt |
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la cartera de cuero |
Leather women bag |
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La corbata |
tie |
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Los guantes |
gloves |
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La bufanda |
scarf |
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El sombrero |
hat |
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La gorra |
cap |
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El pañuelo de cuello |
Neckerchief |
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El collar |
necklace |
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La pulsera |
bracelet |
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El anillo |
ring |
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Los aros o los pendientes |
earrings |
Subject of this week: “Clothes (Part 2)”, “La Ropa (parte 2)”
If you want to study Spanish abroad and you are planning traveling to Buenos Aires, Argentina and South America you will find all our World Lists very useful!
This chapter contains Vocabulary (verbs and nouns in Spanish, useful phrases and everyday expressions) that will help foreign travelers and Spanish students to ask and talk about clothes. At CEDIC Argentine Institute, our Spanish school in Buenos Aires, you will be provided with this and all complete learning material.
La ropa Clothes
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El abrigo |
coat |
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El piloto o el impermeable |
raincoat |
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El chaleco |
vest |
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El pijama |
pyjamas |
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La bata |
bathrobe |
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El camisón (para mujer) |
Nightdress or nightgown |
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La ropa interior |
underwear |
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El corpiño |
Bra or brassiere |
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La bombacha |
knickers |
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La bikini |
bikini |
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El short de baño |
Bathing-suit |
Subject of this week: “Clothes” (Part 1) = “La Ropa” (Parte 1)
If you want to study Spanish abroad and you are planning traveling to Buenos Aires, Argentina and South America you will find all our World Lists very useful!
This chapter contains everyday Vocabulary in Spanish that will help foreign travelers and Spanish students to ask and talk about clothes. At CEDIC Argentine Institute, our Spanish school in Buenos Aires, you will be provided with this and all complete learning material.
La ropa Clothes
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La camisa |
shirt |
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La remera |
t-shirt |
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La chomba |
Polo shirt |
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La blusa (de mujer) |
Blouse (for women) |
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El vestido |
dress |
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El traje |
suit |
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La pollera o la falda |
skirt |
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El suéter o el pulóver |
Sweater / pullover / jersey |
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El pantalón |
trousers |
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El jean o el pantalón vaquero |
jeans |
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La campera o la chaqueta |
anorak |
There are a lot of Spanish Schools in Buenos Aires, but…What makes CEDIC the best school for learning Spanish in Buenos Aires, Argentina:
- 22 years of Experience: CEDIC School a family run business. We are one of the first Spanish Schools founded in Argentina. One important thing that makes our school special is that we have started as a Spanish language school since the beginning. What is the difference? Many other schools have started as English schools. This is a very important characteristic to be taken into account since we have 22 years of experience teaching Spanish (not English), working with Spanish language instructors, selecting Spanish language books and material, teaching Spanish to foreign students…no English.
- We give our students what we offer. At CEDIC school we are convinced that students will be satisfied with our Courses and services therefore we don´t request payment in advance. To offer to our students 100% guarantee of contentment they first take, experience and pay for only one week of Spanish lessons and then can decide to add extra weeks to their Spanish Course.
- Countless satisfied former students: 99% and no less of our former students highly recommend our school to other people because they really can speak Spanish after taking our Courses.
- Excellent communication among teachers, staff and students: we are proud of the pool of teachers with whom we have been working for years. Regular reunions give our teachers the possibility of having discussions about the teaching methodology, the learning material, the level, ability and progress of each student of our school. It makes easier to put new students into a proper and suitable class. This is not easy to do. Actually it is a flaw of many other schools. Another difference that students and owners of the accommodation have told us is that some huge schools don´t hear students when they have questions or problems (with their accommodations or Spanish lessons) because neither the Director nor the owners of the schools are there to help or face these situations. Here, at CEDIC School, our students know that we will be always available and present to talk and find a resolution to any concern they may have. We are instructors first and then businessmen.
- Outstanding Methodology and learning material. Experience is again the clue. There is another differentiation with our school that we know from students who have started taking lessons somewhere else and ended up learning with us: they comment that numerous schools put the emphasis in the extracurricular activities, but our main concern is making sure that our students will able to speak Spanish!
6. Excellent accommodation options: Why are we different from other schools? Throughout all this years we have been capable of building up a group of home stays, students´ shared apartments and private furnished apartment carefully selected. We stopped working with some accommodations that students presented complaints and we continued working with only the ones that we know our students have not criticisms and where they feel entirely satisfied. This is something that schools with less years of experience are not able to do.
7. We communicate cultural aspects of our city and country.Language is the most important aspect of the Culture therefore at CEDIC School our students learn about South America and Argentina culture. This information is given to our students in classes thoroughly texts and newspapers, listening histories about traditions and customs; talking among students and teachers; encouraging our students to participate in cultural events such as “Tango lessons” http://www.cedic.com.ar/tango-lessons/ and other Latin dance lessons, taking typical “Argentinean cuisine lessons” http://www.cedic.com.ar/argentine-cooking-lessons-in-buenos-aires/ or taking a day trip with Argentinean people by join our “Mix up Exchange Program” http://www.cedic.com.ar/mix-up-exchange/ that provides our students the possibility of enjoy fun activities among Argentine local people who wants to meet people and learn about other cultures. “Fileteado Porteño lessons and tour” http://www.cedic.com.ar/fileteado/ is an amazing and unique cultural activity where students can discover how fileteado manifests itself in the city, giving Buenos Aires its unique look. More activities we offer are walking city tours during the day and/or night, week end bike city tours, participate in football matches, visiting the best ranches of Argentina, full day trip to Tigre area, etc.
For all this reasons we have built up a very strong reputation (among foreign students, Argentinean people, companies and people who work with us -home stays owners, travel agents, activities operators, transfer drivers and foreign agencies-) that allows us to be recommended by the Secretaría de Turismo de la Nación and also to be included in the most important travel guides such us The Lonely Planet and -Footprint travel guides among others.
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El Teatro Colón de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, ha programado 17 conciertos gratuitos a lo largo del año, a realizarse los días domingos a las 11. La condición es retirar las entradas con anterioridad y las mismas estás disponibles desde 48 hs. antes de cada función; el horario de boletería es de 10 a 20. (son conjuntos y solistas de gran valía y la cantidad de conciertos gratuitos programados supera a los conciertos pagos que realizará en el presente año la Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires, en ese mismo escenario).