We met at the University of Buenos Aires, while studying History. Lucas also studied Fine Arts at the National University of the Arts. At first we organized urban tours and guided visits. Then we wrote some books, trained some guides and made a name for ourselves.
Eternautas has been designing itineraries with a cultural profile for the last quarter century. We share a passion for intelligent travel and for conceiving unusual ways of touring a city like Buenos Aires. Our mission is to provide useful information, but also to show the less well-known parts of town, the spots that add real value and give you enough time to stop and really take in what is around. We combine logistics on a human scale with common sense and prefer a good walk through a forgotten neighborhood to running like crazy through typical places full of tourists. We believe that a trip can change your life.
Ricardo by Lucas
“Ricardo is a kind of beast, a monster of enjoyment. I’m yet to find another person with such an ability to enjoy themselves everywhere. From a punk rock concert to an opera. Everything with the same level of intensity. Ricardo is a shimmering rainbow. Automatically interesting, committed, reliable. He has a good eye and knows how to impart all his wisdom.”
Lucas by Ricardo
“Lucas is my older brother, despite the fact I’m five years his senior. He’s my B side, the rhythmic base, the perfect complement. An idea man, friend and excellent companion. He possesses a ferocious sense of humor, not for all audiences. He’s focused and organized when all others are not. He brings you back to reality, one way or another. He’s a calming presence and I’m thankful for that. He’s a lot more of a Taurus than I am.”
Ricardo by Lucas
“Ricardo is a kind of beast, a monster of enjoyment. I’m yet to find another person with such an ability to enjoy themselves everywhere. From a punk rock concert to an opera. Everything with the same level of intensity. Ricardo is a shimmering rainbow. Automatically interesting, committed, reliable. He has a good eye and knows how to impart all his wisdom.”
Lucas by Ricardo
“Lucas is my older brother, despite the fact I’m five years his senior. He’s my B side, the rhythmic base, the perfect complement. An idea man, friend and excellent companion. He possesses a ferocious sense of humor, not for all audiences. He’s focused and organized when all others are not. He brings you back to reality, one way or another. He’s a calming presence and I’m thankful for that. He’s a lot more of a Taurus than I am”.
Our tailor-made cultural circuits intend to convey the history, the architectural features, the cultural codes, the key political and economic issues and the social and demographic conditions of our sprawling metropolis. All these itineraries interact closely with their urban context, as they aim to provide the opportunity not only to enjoy the visit, but also to have a real understanding of the characteristics of the sites we visited.
By approaching themes and urban areas which are often disregarded by the regular tourism industry as being “non-touristic”, Eternautas has managed to establish itself as one of the leading companies in the cultural tourism sector at the local level. Eternautas operates as a provider of services for the corporate market, embassies, public and private institutions, events and conferences, tour operators, national and foreign educational institutions, hotels, and numerous Argentine and foreign individuals who want to engage with our country’s cultural heritage and its historical dimension.
In 2008 Eternautas published its book Buenos Aires tiene historia: Once itinerarios guiados por la ciudad, editions of which are now on their third printing and have been declared to be of Cultural Interest by the Buenos Aires City Legislature. In 2010 another of our books Buenos Aires de Fiesta: Luces y Sombras del Centenario took a critical look at the city such as it stood on Argentina’s first Centennial (1910).
Between 2011 and 2020 we ran the Guided Visits Program at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. In 2015 Eternautas designed a Guided Visits Program for the Centro Cultural Kirchner (CCK) and was in charge of all institutional visits to this landmark building at the time of its inauguration.
Imbued with this same spirit we designed and ran a grand total of 140 trips to 15 different destinations across Europe, Asia and South America, which adding up their distances took us almost five times around the entire planet.
eternautas timeline
1999
First «spontaneous» guided walks around Plaza de Mayo.
Eternautas become the official guides of major exhibition “Buenos Aires 1910: Memory of the hereafter» (Abasto de Buenos Aires).
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Walks through the neighborhoods of Montserrat and San Telmo for Estudio Abierto, an event organized by the Secretary of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires.
Eternautas tours are declared «of historical interest» ( City of Buenos Aires and Chamber of Deputies of the Nation).
Radiografías de Buenos Aires I and II (Cátedra Abierta CEPA) are conceived as a teacher training program for the Secretary of Education of the Buenos Aires gov.
Participation in the XIII International Economic History Congress (Buenos Aires).
Design of a citywalk through Puerto Madero as part of the celebrations on the 15th anniversary of the area’s urban renewal.
During their State visit to Argentina, Queen Beatrix of Holland, Crown Princes William and Máxima, members of the court and ministers of State tour Buenos Aires. All of those tours are run by Eternautas.
Premiere of a walk along Alvear Avenue during the Alvear Fashion & Arts event.
Publication of Buenos Aires has History: Eleven guided itineraries through the city, declared of Cultural Interest by the Buenos Aires Legislature.
Historical research and writing of Marriott Plaza Hotel. Celebrating the first 100 years, official book of the Centennial of this legendary Buenos Aires hotel.
First trip to Mitteleuropa, a cultural grand tour that revolutionized the concept of tourist travel in Argentina, giving travelers more time at each destination, more free time, expert guides and a wider choice of experiences.
Timeline and supervision of 200 (La Marca Editora/2010), chosen as the best printed and edited book in Argentina (Bicentennial category).
Buenos Aires de Fiesta: Luces y Sombras del Centenario is published.
Eternautas takes over the Guided Tours Program of the Teatro Colón. 2 million people visit the opera house over the following 9 years as part of our tours.
Historical research and writing of Libro de Huéspedes (Editorial Planeta, 2013), on the centennial of the Viejo Hotel Ostende.
Eternautas designs the Guided Visits Program for the Centro Cultural Kirchner (CCK).
Eternautas celebrates its first 20 years with a series of activities including lectures, films and guided tours at the Viejo Hotel Ostende and free city walks around Buenos Aires.
1st trip to Uzbekistan (13th cultural destination abroad).
A milestone is reached: The year marks our 126th trip since the first Mitteleuropa (2010).
#SeguimosViajando becomes a hit on the social networks: a total of 42 live tours are broadcast every weekend from cities in Europe and Asia.
International trips are back.
Celebrating our 25th anniversary
eternautas timeline
1999
First «spontaneous» guided walks around Plaza de Mayo.
Eternautas become the official guides of major exhibition “Buenos Aires 1910: Memory of the hereafter» (Abasto de Buenos Aires).
2000
Walks through the neighborhoods of Montserrat and San Telmo for Estudio Abierto, an event organized by the Secretary of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires.
2002
Eternautas tours are declared «of historical interest» ( City of Buenos Aires and Chamber of Deputies of the Nation).
Radiografías de Buenos Aires I and II (Cátedra Abierta CEPA) are conceived as a teacher training program for the Secretary of Education of the Buenos Aires gov.
Participation in the XIII International Economic History Congress (Buenos Aires).
2004
Design of a citywalk through Puerto Madero as part of the celebrations on the 15th anniversary of the area’s urban renewal.
2006
During their State visit to Argentina, Queen Beatrix of Holland, Crown Princes William and Máxima, members of the court and ministers of State tour Buenos Aires. All of those tours are run by Eternautas.
Premiere of a walk along Alvear Avenue during the Alvear Fashion & Arts event.
2008
Publication of Buenos Aires has History: Eleven guided itineraries through the city, declared of Cultural Interest by the Buenos Aires Legislature.
2009
Historical research and writing of Marriott Plaza Hotel. Celebrating the first 100 years, official book of the Centennial of this legendary Buenos Aires hotel.
2010
First trip to Mitteleuropa, a cultural grand tour that revolutionized the concept of tourist travel in Argentina, giving travelers more time at each destination, more free time, expert guides and a wider choice of experiences.
Timeline and supervision of 200 (La Marca Editora/2010), chosen as the best printed and edited book in Argentina (Bicentennial category).
Buenos Aires de Fiesta: Luces y Sombras del Centenario is published.
2011
Eternautas takes over the Guided Tours Program of the Teatro Colón. 2 million people visit the opera house over the following 9 years as part of our tours.
2013
Historical research and writing of Libro de Huéspedes (Editorial Planeta, 2013), on the centennial of the Viejo Hotel Ostende.
2015
Eternautas designs the Guided Visits Program for the Centro Cultural Kirchner (CCK).
2019
Eternautas celebrates its first 20 years with a series of activities including lectures, films and guided tours at the Viejo Hotel Ostende and free city walks around Buenos Aires.
1st trip to Uzbekistan (13th cultural destination abroad)
A milestone is reached: The year marks our 126th trip since the first Mitteleuropa (2010).
2020
#SeguimosViajando becomes a hit on the social networks: a total of 42 live tours are broadcast every weekend from cities in Europe and Asia.
2022
International trips are back.
2024
Celebrating our 25th anniversary
