Meeting Americans

[MartinMO]

Holas!
I'm visiting Buenos Aires with the idea to retire here. I would like to know where do Americans live in Buenos Aires, in which neighborhoods? I would like to find a residential area but close enough to the wonders of this city. I prefer areas away from constant tourism.
Thanks,
MMO

 

[Alfred_Arnold]

I think an answer of "Recoleta, San Telmo, Palermo, and Caballito" would get general approval here.

 

[sergio]

I think an answer of "Recoleta, San Telmo, Palermo, and Caballito" would get general approval here.

Caballito? Really?
There really is no defined area where US citizens live. There is no community as in places like San Miguel d'Allende or Ajijic in Mexico where thousands live in close proximity to each other and frequently socialise together.

 

[Redpossum]

Mmm, there are certain places. Boulangerie Cocu, for example, has Americans eating there every time I go. I'm not sure what activity attracts them, but there are young people speaking English in there quite consistently.

Inicio | Cocu

www.cocu.com.ar

I'm talking about the Location at Malabia 1510. I've never visited the others.

 

[Rich One]

Mmm, there are certain places. Boulangerie Cocu, for example, has Americans eating there every time I go. I'm not sure what activity attracts them, but there are young people speaking English in there quite consistently.

Inicio | Cocu

www.cocu.com.ar

I'm talking about the Location at Malabia 1510. I've never visited the others.

Not sure ... many English speakers at Don Julio Parrilla. Residents? Tourists ? Americans? Live in that area? Away from touristy Areas..?

 

[jantango]

Holas!
I'm visiting Buenos Aires with the idea to retire here. I would like to know where do Americans live in Buenos Aires, in which neighborhoods? I would like to find a residential area but close enough to the wonders of this city. I prefer areas away from constant tourism.
Thanks,
MMO

I retired here in 1999, and I recommend the capital federal in my YouTube videos.
The "wonders of this city" are where the tour buses take foreign visitors.

You are enjoying the best time of life, so I can't think of any reason for living close to Americans. That will prevent you from using or learning a new language, getting to know the culture, and meeting the locals who know the city and its history.

 

[Caribbean Cool]

Coming to B.A. to meet North Americans is goofy. They probably could not identify in on a map.

 

[Stephano]

I second Jantango's comment. Learn the language and a whole new world will open up for you. Don't close yourself in such a small community.
(btw, there are over 15 millions Americans in Buenos Aires ;-) )

 

[SinPulgas]

I second Jantango's comment. Learn the language and a whole new world will open up for you. Don't close yourself in such a small community.
(btw, there are over 15 millions Americans in Buenos Aires ;-) )

What is your source for the number of Americans in Buenos Aires?

I haven't been able to find any reliable numbers, but the other estimates I've seen put the the number of Americans in all of Argentina in the thousands, nowhere near one million, never mind 15 million just in Buenos Aires.

 

[Stephano]

What is your source for the number of Americans in Buenos Aires?

I haven't been able to find any reliable numbers, but the other estimates I've seen put the the number of Americans in all of Argentina in the thousands, nowhere near one million, never mind 15 million just in Buenos Aires.

It was a bit of a joke. The population of Buenos Aires is around 15 millions. And technically speaking Argentinians are americans, like Mexicans, Chileans, Panamenians...
Using American to refer solely to the people of the United States can generate some confusion down south (I know it for a fact)