> PALERMO:

The city largest and greenest neighborhood, it subdivides into several smaller but distinct units. Palermo Chico, Palermo Viejo, which further subdivides into Palermo Soho, Palermo Hollywood, and Las Cañitas. With nearly 350 acres of parks, wooded areas, and lakes, designed by French landscape architect Charles Thays in 1874, Palermo provides a peaceful escape form the rush of downtown. Families flock here on weekends to picnic, suntan, bicycle, in-line skate, and jog. The polo field, where the most important polo matches in the world are held, and racetrack make this area the city's nerve center for equestrian activities.