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Techical Specifications:
Location: Defensa and Humberto 1º streets border it, and dead ends Bethlem and Aieta.
Neighbourhood: San Telmo
Buses: 2, 3, 10, 17, 22, 24, 28, 29, 33, 39, 45, 54, 61, 62, 64, 70, 74, 86, 91, 93, 100, 103, 126, 143, 152, 159.
It is the heart of the old neighbourhood of San Telmo, at the south of the city. It is one of the few "porteño" squares completely asphalted.
In the colony times, the area was known as "Alto de las Carretas" because the carts pulled by oxen used it as a stop before crossing a stream to arrive to the city of Buenos Aires. Since 1822 there was a food market in this square, and in 1990 it was named "Plaza Dorrego."
Around the square, many big houses from the 19th Century were recycled and changed into cafes, antique shops (especially on Defensa street), or first-class restaurants.
The pubs from the area place their tables in the square and it is one of the places with more street artists in the city.
On Sundays there is a great antique and handicrafts fair at the Plaza Dorrego, which gathers more than 10,000 visitors and has 270 sale stands. At the fair you may find "fonolas," used books, tango albums, out of stock collectible magazines, valuable antiques, époque clothes, cloths, and embroidery. The stands of country items are very common at this fair. Tango classes in the centre of the square are also offered.
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