The streets of Buenos Aires in Argentina come alive this spring with the ninth annual world tango festival which takes place from February 23rd to March 4th.
With dance lessons, competitions and specially arranged concerts, there is no escaping the Latin American rhythm that took the dance world by storm after its inception in the 1920s.
Tourists can partake in guided tours around the city, which take visitors to streets and corners where guides and locals alike reminisce about poets, singers and dancers of the past.
Many of the capital's numerous parks and squares will be decorated with colourful frills and lights, aiming to bring the tango to new audiences from all over the world.
Over the years, tango orchestras have pushed the boundaries of the genre and most recently it has undergone regeneration due to groups such as the Gotan Project and the 'neuvo' style of Astor Piazolla.
The tango is of such importance to Buenos Aires' culture that Argentina's most famous writer, Juan Luis Borges, once said, "without the streets or dusks of Buenos Aires a tango cannot be written".
But Argentina is more than just a grand dancing hall. The country is world-famous for its supreme cuts of beef, prepared on charcoal grills. Its speciality is the mixed grill platter (parillada), which is often served with red wine.
For those aged under 36 who are off on an extended trip,
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