Hispanic America's first metro rail was opened in 1913 in Argentina's capital with Línea, starting from the Casa Rosada presidential palace in Plaza de Mayo, where Evita Perón gave her famous balcony speeches. This runs to Buenos Aires's Congress building on Avenida de Mayo. Many stations of the Subte, as locals call it, are decorated with artwork from antique to contemporary.

Read about others in Tripatini contributor Gateway Holidays Ltd's post5 of the World's Most Interesting City Metro Systems.

 

Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

 

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