- Category
- Architecture
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Location
- Buenos Aires
"[Our guide] was an excellent tour guide. He was able to switch between Argentinian history, politics, and architecture seamlessly. We felt like we saw a ton of buildings inside the tour. I really enjoyed the small size, so that we could maneuver around the city quickly."
Buenos Aires City Tour - Wealth and Prestige
Recoleta & Retiro Neighborhoods
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A Buenos Aires native, Santiago studied architecture at the Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires, where he also taught for six years. His passion for drawing lead him first to became a comic strip artist and later a street artist. He has painted walls all over South America, Mexico and also in Europe. His “signature” is a flying pig, which can be found all over Buenos Aires. He grew fond of these friendly animals while working on his family´s farm, which is located 200 km away from the city, in what used to be a small Irish colony known locally as Arroyo de Luna. This variety of activities give him a unique perspective on the city and its history that he looks forward to sharing with visitors on Context tours.

Juan Cruz is a lecturer in History of Design at the School of Architecture, Design and Urbanism of the national Universidad de Buenos Aires. He is also a researcher, currently involved in a project about the models of beauty in Buenos Aires in the period 1800 - 1830. Juan Cruz has a degree in music and plays violin in a symphonic orchestra as well as being a part of a tango group. He has participated in a wide range of seminars and courses related to design, architecture, art history and music. In the past, he has worked in two vastly different cultural institutions: an opera house and a center of contemporary art. He has also travelled through thirty countries and considers travelling one of the most enlightening experiences and ways to learn.

Production Designer with an Art degree, Film Design Professor and Cultural Guide, passionate for sharing with travelers my city and my unique way of exploring! Resourceful, Experienced and Fun From the beginning of my life I developed in Art, Teaching and Culture with constancy, depth and commitment, in various fields and institutions. I have worked since 1990 with Cultural Tourism and Customize Tours in Buenos Aires, New York (Where a lived 6 years), Barcelona and Morocco. Currently I continue with great pleasure with various activities of receptive Tourism in Buenos Aires. I work with dedication, humor, respect and knowledge, enjoying the encounter with each visitor and offering them a warm welcome and enriching contact with our Country, City and Culture. I made cultural exploration trips in Europe, Israel, USA, Venezuela, Mexico, Egypt and Morocco. I am Argentinian, from Buenos Aires City, Spanish is my mother language; I speak fluent English and I have notions of French and Portuguese. I just finished a Diploma on Gender perspective in Touristic Development (UNSAM), and a Postgraduate course on Sustainable Tourism(UPE) My professional training includes a teaching degree in Fine Arts, with specialization studies for film and Television at the Parsons School of Design and Theater Backstage at the Juilliard School in New York, as well as training with great Masters
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