Must-see entertainment in South America

  • Don Diego de la Noche

    El Calafate

    This perennial favorite serves dinner and features live music such as tango, guitar and folklórica (folk music).

  • San Isidro Club

    The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

    San Isidro Club is the local rugby rival of Club Atlético de San Isidro; see the website for details of upcoming matches.

  • Teatro Provincial

    Salta

    This theater in a historical 1940s building on Plaza 9 de Julio stages mostly classical and occasional popular-music acts.

  • El Dragón

    Lima

    With live music or DJs, this popular venue draws a diverse crowd for Latin rock, tropicalismo, soul and funk.

  • Club Ferro Carril Oeste

    Buenos Aires

    Based in the neighborhood of Caballito, el Ferro is a traditional neighborhood club with a loyal local following.

  • La Peña del Carajo

    Lima

    Locals recommend this high-energy peña that brings guests to their feet. It offers a variety of shows.

  • Alianza Francesa

    La Paz

    This French cultural center has lectures, courses, rotating exhibits and frequent events in French and Spanish.

  • Cinecenter

    Santa Cruz

    Twelve-screen cinema that shows all the latest Hollywood releases, located in a modern mall with a food court.

  • British Arts Centre

    Buenos Aires

    Offers plays, dance performances, film screenings, art exhibitions and concerts that showcase British culture.

  • Estadio Atanasio Girardot

    Medellín

    Medellín's main football stadium. The Independiente Medellín and Atlético Nacional teams both play here.

  • Cinema Malecón

    Guayaquil

    For Hollywood fare downtown, check out the IMAX theater on the malecón, connected to the MAAC.

  • Amauta

    Otavalo

    Live Andean music, generally after 10pm, is performed at this basement space in the center of town.

  • Fundación Arte del Mundo

    Baños

    This kids’ arts-and-reading program puts on plays and hosts movie nights in its small theater.

  • El Cubo

    Buenos Aires

    A small, hip theater space in Abasto hosting gutsy theater pieces and offbeat performances.

  • La Candelaria

    Lima

    A show that incorporates both folklórica and criollo music and dancing.

  • Cosmos-UBA

    Buenos Aires

    Often shows retrospectives, documentaries, foreign film cycles and art-house movies.

  • Teatro Los Fundadores

    Manizales

    Manizales’ leading mainstream theater; it also has a cinema and hosts concerts.

  • Casa de la Cultura

    Salta

    This central performing-arts venue has regular ballet performances and concerts.

  • Teatro Segura

    Lima

    Built in 1909, the gorgeous Teatro Segura puts on opera, plays and ballet.

  • Instituto Goethe

    Buenos Aires

    German cultural center offering language classes and film screenings.

  • Espacio Callejón

    Buenos Aires

    A small, independent venue showcasing new theater, music and dance.

  • Granfinos

    Belo Horizonte

    Large venue hosting a variety of live music shows.

  • Jockey Club

    Asunción

    Concert venue for international live music acts.

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