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(If you are looking for the football club, see Club Atlético San TelmoClub Atlético San Telmo

Club Atl?tico San Telmo are a football club from the Isla Maciel district of Avellaneda in the Buenos Aires Province of Arge...
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San Telmo ("St. Pedro González Telmo") is one of the oldest barrios (neighbourhoods) of Buenos AiresBuenos Aires

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, ArgentinaArgentina

Argentina is a country in southern South America....
 and also one of the best preserved areas of that constantly changing Argentine metropolis and is characterized with a number of colonial buildings. Cafes, tango parlors and antique shops line up the cobblestoneCobblestone

Cobblestones are stones used in the pavement of early streets....
 (adoquines) streets, which are filled with artists and dancers.

San Telmo's many attractions include many old churches (e.g. San Pedro Telmo), museums, antique stores and a semi-permanent antique fair (Feria de AntigüedadesFeria de San Telmo

Feria de San Telmo is an antique fair from barrio of San Telmo, in Buenos Aires, Argentina....
) in the main public square, Plaza DorregoPlaza Dorrego

Plaza Dorrego is a square located in the heart of San Telmo, in Buenos Aires, Argentina....
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TangoTango music

Tango music is traditionally played by an orquesta tpica, a sextet which includes two violins, piano, doublebass, and two ...
-related activities for both locals and tourists also abound in the area.


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