A thoughtfully designed bookstore has the kind of magic that transcends language. This is especially true in Argentina’s capital city of Buenos Aires, which has long been celebrated as one of the world’s great literary cities with more bookstores per capita than almost anywhere else.

The city is most famous for El Ateneo Grand Splendid , which is often recognized as one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores. But for those who know where to look, the city contains much more than this single dazzling literary homage.

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Despite years of economic and political instability, and limitless distractions caused by the digital age, the bookstores of Buenos Aires are flourishing at a time when they are disappearing everywhere else. This is du

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