Opening Ceremony of the 2014 World Tango Festival

This year's festival is being held in the La Boca neighborhood, known as the birthplace of the most famous dance in this South American country.

As an important part of the event, over the next two weeks, concerts, exhibitions, and workshops dedicated to tango will be held here. The 12th World Tango Championship attracts 500 dance couples from around the world.

This festival also created a boom for the local tourism industry, with an estimated 200,000 visitors expected to come to the Argentine capital during the event.

Tango has become particularly popular worldwide in recent years. In 2009, UNESCO officially recognized this dance as a World Heritage Site.

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