45th Congress of the International Society for the History of Medicine

Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina and also the largest city in the country. Strongly influenced by European culture, this cosmopolitan metropolis is sometimes referred to, as the "Paris of South America.

Buenos Aires is the financial, industrial, commercial, and cultural centre of Argentina. Numerous museums, convention centres, art galleries, cinemas and theatres, with national and international first class performances, are testimony to Buenos Aires' cultural life.