Buenos Aires is often called the “Paris of South America,” for its soaring architecture and rich European heritage. But the city and its people are a study in contrasts: European sensibilities and Latin American passion; wide boulevards and cobblestone alleys; steamy tango and romping rock and roll; bejeweled ladies draped in fur coats and children rummaging through garbage for cardboard scraps…one can find it all. Sidewalk cafés are numerous, as are the great local pubs which during season are filled with soccer fanatics; Buenos Aires, which sprawls over 78 square miles (202 square kilometers) and has a population of about three million, is a patchwork of distinct, fascinating communities, from the frenetic downtown and working-class tanguero neighborhoods such as La Boca and San Telmo, to wealthy districts such as Recoleta and trendy Palermo, to middle-class barrios such as Belgrano and Caballito. Whether residing or visiting Buenos Aires has something to satisfy all tastes.