What the… lack of water?
A thought on the undeniable lack of water in an extraordinarly hot city.
Buenos Aires is known for lots of things: tango, excellent steaks and even gorgeous women. It is also known for the ridiculous heat that commonly takes place in the January and Februray months. Well this month, the heat has hit early and hit hard. The city went on record for having the warmest November on record in years. Needless to say, portenos and expatriates are sweating it out. However, the city should NOT be known for having a good place to cool off in the summer. For being such a big, HOT city, Buenos Aires has practically no good places to cool off. The river is off limits, public pools are a thing of urban legend and to get to any accessible beaches it requires a trip to a different country or, hours in a car. There seems to be little consolation from the heat. Except for roof top pools where maximum capacity is 5-6 people. The fact remains people will just continue to sweat it out in the Buenos Aires summer months.
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