La Plata is a city of parks. The people are very well read and focus on health and wellbeing. You will see hoards of people walking, jogging and using the free public gym equipment in almost all the big parks that are about every 6 blocks apart. The amount of markets are also impressive, weekends and public holidays scores of artesans and food vendors grace the parks in their rows of little white tents. For some reason La Plata gets a bad rap on the news and has a rep for being full of crime. We have lived here for 9 months and have not even seen evidence of that. Big change from living in CABA.

Well worth a visit to La Plata the capital city of the province of Buenos Aires. Recommend a city tour but a must see is their Museum of Natural History one of the most impressive in the world and connected to the University in La Plata. La Plata is a nice University town, impressive trees and city green spaces, not as chaotic as Buenos Aires, fine restaurants (cheaper) and a calmer relaxed abode. Impressive Cathedral as well. Worth the effort to travel there (one hour drive by bus or car).