Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city in the Argentine. The city is situated on the western bank of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is also the political, economic, social, and cultural center of Argentina. It is a major food-processing center with huge meatpacking and flour mills and refrigeration plants.

This highly industrialized city is also a major port. The city is the distribution hub and trade outlet for a vast area. As one of the world's busiest port, it has led the citizens of Buenos Aires to call themselves porteños [people of the port]. Meat and dairy products, hides, wool, flax, and linseed oil are the major exports.

Buenos Aires also has lots of stunning parks, including Palmero Park. The cathedral is a famous landmark containing the tomb of José de San Martín. Among the numerous educational, scientific, and cultural institutions are the University of Buenos Aires and several private universities, the National Library, the Teatro Colón, and the Museum of Latin American Art (Malba). La Prensa and La Nación are daily newspapers famous all over the Spanish-speaking world.