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You’ll find historic La Biela Café in the upscale neighborhood of Recoleta.  La Biela is thought to be the oldest café in Buenos Aires, dating to the mid-19th century when the area was mostly farm fields.  The café started serving refreshments to wealthy citizens from San Telmo who were traveling by horse and buggy to their vacation homes further north.  La Biela is very close to the Recoleta cemetery and the Church of Nuestra Señora del Pilar.

The place is very popular with locals and tourists.  In the past seventy years it has taken on a car-racing theme because it was a meeting place for motoring enthusiasts in the early days of car travel, and later …

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