hi,
The guidebooks make San Antonio de Areco sound incredibly appealing, and I wonder if anyone's been there...also, I won't be arriving in BsAs until Nov. 11, which I think puts me smack in the middle of the Dia de la Tradicion there, however, I'm unable to find the exact dates for the festival for this year. Massive googling has turned up nothing.

Does anyone know the dates for 2005? Has anyone been in the past...if so, is it a cheesy tourist extravaganza, or a more or less authentic celebration of gaucho culture?

Finally, has anyone been to the estancias in the area?

Thanks for any answers!

ciao, Ellen