Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America. The birthplace of the tango is, like the dance itself, captivating, seductive and bustling with excited energy. Atmospheric old neighborhoods are rife with romantic restaurants and thumping nightlife, and Buenos Aires' European heritage is evident in its architecture, boulevards and parks. Cafe Tortoni, the city's oldest bar, will transport you back to 1858, and the spectacular Teatro Colon impresses just as it did in 1908. Buenos Aires is sometimes referred to as the "Paris of South America". The city has the busiest live theater industry in Latin America, with scores of theaters and productions. Latin America's shopping capital offers the promise of premium retail therapy along its grand, wide boulevards. The doors of this city are both new age and old with some being filled with vibrant Graffiti, but all sharing just a hint of flavor of this scintillating city. Wherever one's imagination can take them, can be found in beautiful Buenos Aires.