Argentina boasts the second largest metropolitan area in South America, Buenos Aires which is the capital state. Buenos Aires is an autonomous federal district which was federalized and removed from its parent state, the Buenos Aires province in 1880. The limits of the city now include the former towns of Belgrano and Flores which form the total Buenos Aires area.
Tourism has grown rapidly in Buenos Aires since 2002 and the city was voted the second most desirable city to visit after Florence in Italy. Due to its many tourist attractions, the city of Buenos Aires has been built into a tourist state with hospitable hotels and resorts located around state parks and tourist centres. The organization of various activities such as cultural tours, tango tours and sporting activities all year round can attest to the fact that the city is a typical tourist city. Hotels in Buenos Aires include the luxury boutique hotels and many other luxury hotels and resorts built to cater especially for tourists. Tourist attractions in and around the beaches and ports in Buenos Aires have different boutique hotels and resorts and exclusive spa resorts which make s tourists feel right at home.
The integrated transport system in the city makes for easy accessibility and tourists can visit tourist centres with a tour guide or a downloadable MP3 audio guide in tow. Tourists can decide to visit a tango show, a Eutancia or the San Telmo area which is frequently visited because of its cobblestoned streets and buildings from the colonial era.
