21.- The George Washington Statue
It was a gift from the United States on occasion of the celebration of the centennial of the Revolucin de Mayo in 1910. This bronze figure of the first US president, standing on a granite pedestal, can be found in front of the US Embassy at the corner of del Libertador and J. F. Kennedy Avs in the Palermo Gardens.

22.- The Avellaneda Monument.
In memory of Nicols Avellaneda, born in the Province of Tucumn, who was president of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. During his presidency, the law was passed that consecrated Buenos Aires as the Federal Capital of the Argentinean Republic. It was sculpted in marble and rises from an huge rock where four female figures look out into the four directions of the compass. It was inaugurated in 1935, in the Jardines de Palermo.

23.- The Argentinean Horse Racecourse - Hipdromo Argentino
It was inaugurated in 1876. Four years later, the president Carlos Pellegrini founded the Jockey Club, at the days when Buenos Aires was going through a spectacular development. The Race course has a museum on horses, in which you can find out, that the horse called Resbaloso was the first winner of the first race held here. The track is 1100 metres (Approximately 1.77 miles) long and its width can hold up to 21 horses at a time. The main entrance is through Del Libertador Av Nr. 4105.

24.- The Argentinean Polo Grounds - Campo Argentino de Polo
Facing the Argentinean Racecourse on Del Libertador Av, you will find the Argentinean Horse Polo Playing Grounds, where the Open Argentinean Polo Championship is held every year in November, apart from other tournaments and exhibitions. This sport was introduced by immigrants of English origin in 1870, and Argentina is today considered a serious competitor on an international level.

25.- The King Fahd Islamic Cultural Centre - Centro Cultural Islmico Rey Fahd.
This imposing complex with an extension of three hectares (Approximately 7 acres) was inaugurated in 2000. It has a school, exhibit, conference halls, a library and two mosques. In the men's mosque up to 1000 believers can pray together and in the women's around 400. The minaret towers over the patio and the central cupola roofs the mosque's prayer hall. It is located on Intendente Bullrich Avenida Nr. 55 and Cervio, facing the railroad tracks and close to the Palermo Station.

26.- The Fairgrounds of the Argentinean Rural Society - Predio Ferial de la Sociedad Rural Argentina.
Each year since 1886, these fair grounds hold the biggest cattle, agriculture and industry show in the country. People come here from all over the country and from abroad, to observe these shows of very high standard, specially the horse shows. It is considered one of the biggest and best show grounds in the country. You can access it from the Santa Fe, Sarmiento and Cervio Avs.

(The closest Underground subway station is Plaza Italia - Line D).

27.- The Botanical Garden - Jardn Botnico
Designed by Carlos Thays in 1898, it was inaugurated ten years later and holds statues, fountains and around 7000 plant species from all over the world, extending over a space of 7 intensely green hectares ( approximately 15 acres) in the heart of the City.

From Asia you will find plants like the ginkgo biloba; from Oceania: acacias, eucalypti and casuarines; from Europe: Oaks, Walnut trees and Elms; and from Africa: Ferns, palm trees, date palms and trees of the rubber family. Furthermore, North America has provided the majestic sequoias seen in the garden andArgentina has contributed with its yellow flowered tree the local "Tipa" or Tipuana speciosa Benth.,or Machaerium tipu Benth

There is also a school that teaches gardening, a museum, a library and a greenhouse constructed in the Art. Nouveau style. It has been declared a Historical Monument. The main entrance is through Santa Fe Av Nr. 3951, and is open to the public between 8 AM and 6 PM every day of the year.

(The closest Underground subway station: Plaza Italia - Line D)

28.- The Zoological Garden - Jardn Zoolgico
Founded by president Sarmiento in 1875, it holds an important variety of native and exotic wildlife in pavilions that reproduce the natural habitat of each specie. Once more, we owe the design to the French architect Carlos Thays. It covers an area of 18 hectares. (approximately 40 acres).

This zoo offers an exhibition apart when we look at the animal "dwellings". For example. The gothic pavilions for the bears, the French palace with its slate roof, which holds the lions, or the huge, almost a thousand square metres reproduction of an Indian temple that houses the elephants.

We recommend a tour that willinclude the snake collection, the bears, the lion's pit, other cats, elephants, sea lions, camels and Aldabra turtles, hippopotami, giraffes, monkeys, not to forget the aquarium and the rainforest area, which reproduces the habitat of the plants and animals that live in the subtropical forest.

Just outside its gates you will be able to take a ride in the picturesque "mateos", which are ornamentally painted horse carriages to partake of an agreeable ride around the neighbourhood, and especially through the Parque 3 de Febrero Park. They are parked in the corner of the Sarmiento Av, del Libertador, General Las Heras and Repblica de la India Sts. It has been made by law a Historic Monument. Visiting hours are between 10 AM and 7 PM.Tel.: 4806-7412.

(The closest Underground subway station is Plaza Italia - Line D).

29.- Plaza Italia Square.
A strategic meeting point where the Underground subway, the railroad and an intense stream of colectivos and private vehicles come together. It is a spot of convergence for the people that come to visit or work in the neighbourhood, where you will find the Rural Society, the Zoo and the Botanical garden. In the centre of this square there is a monument to the memory of Giusseppe Garibaldi, a tenacious fighter for the unity of Italy. It was inaugurated on July 19th, 1904. It is located at the corner of Santa Fe and Jorge Luis Borges Avs.

30.- The Costanera Norte Av.
It is the prolongation of Palermo, and has been turned into a big gastronomical and recreational centre on the border of the river. It has an attractive riverside embankment and a pedestrian walkway running parallel to the well known Costanera Norte Rafael Obligado Av. A quiet place to take a stroll whilst observing the horizon, the sun rising or just the ships navigating up and down the river. On a clear day you can even get to see the City of Colonia, on the Uruguayan riverbank.

Much of its fame is due to its food carts that make up a row of eating places, some of which have turned into quite luxurious restaurants, where you can enjoy the best Argentinean asado, or international cuisine. You will find them all along the picturesque Avenue.

At night, the action moves on to the East River Bank Complex - Complejo Rivera Este, to Punta Carrasco Point, where you will find a plethora of restaurants and bars that, in the end, turn into a giant common discoteque.If you are lucky enough to catch the reflection of a full moon mirrored on the surface of the river, you will have a memory to treasure forever.