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Despite its raunchy working class roots that used to shock wealthy parents into silence, while rebellious offspring would sneak off to late-night milongas, tango which includes music and poetry besides choreography was awarded cultural heritage status by UNESCO in 2009. Practised at milonga dance halls across Buenos Aires until the parakeets start chattering, Argentinean tango was born in La Boca and Barracas neighbourhoods in the 1880s and originally danced by immigrant male couples of Spanish, Italian or gaucho criollo origin.
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Algodon Mansion's Algodon Royale Suite
For an intimate lodging experience, take up a suite at Recoletas Algodon Mansion. Named after New Yorks Cotton Club, this immaculate 1912 neo-French classical building houses just 10 suites, each with a butler on tap. The immense Algodon Royale suite boasts a wine cellar almost within corking reach of the king-size bed. Should you leave your suite, step down to Chez Nous for dinner, where Chef Hernan Griccini fuses French and Argentine cuisine, using organic produce from Algodon's
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