San Telmo | |
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 Clockwise from top: the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Lezama Park, a Tango show in Dorrego Square and antique fairs in Defensa Street. | |
 Emblem[1] | |
 Location of San Telmo within Buenos Aires | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Autonomous City | Buenos Aires |
| Comuna | C1 |
| Important sites | Plaza Dorrego National Museum of History |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 25,969 |
| • Density | 20,000/km2 (52,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
San Telmo ("Saint Pedro González Telmo") is the oldest barrio (neighborhood) of Buenos Aires, Argentina. A well-preserved area of the Argentine metropolis, it hosts some of its oldest buildings. One of the birthplaces of tango, during the 60s and 70s it became the Bohemian district with painters ateliers and jazz clubs[2][3][4][5]. Cafes, tango parlors and antique shops line the cobblestone streets, which are often filled with street artists and dancers.
San Telmo's attractions include old churches (e.g. San Pedro Telmo), museums, food halls and stalls, antique stores and a semi-permanent antique fair (Feria de Antigüedades) in the main public square, Plaza Dorrego. Tango-related activities for both locals and tourists are in the area.The "Manzana de las Luces" (lit. "Enlightenment" city block) hosted several colonial institutions[6].
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- ^ Flores, Por Bobby (5 June 2021). "La historia del mítico boliche Jazz & Pop, donde tocaron los mejores músicos y en su primera noche hubo un asesinato". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Recuerdos de San Telmo – El Sol de San Telmo" (in Spanish). 13 April 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Sánchez-Trolliet, Ana (July 2018). "Entre la Manzana Loca y el Greenwich Village. El surgimiento del rock contracultural en Buenos Aires". Aisthesis (63): 115–144. doi:10.7764/aisth.63.6. ISSN 0718-7181.
- ^ Sanchez Trolliet, Ana Belen (July 2014). "Yo me iré a naufragar: Rockeros y bohemios en el centro porteño (1965-1970)". Registros (Año 19 (n.11)). ISSN 2250-8112.
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