The capital of Argentina is the noisiest city in Latin America, says a study by the Environmental Protection Agency of the Government of Buenos Aires.
Research, which confirms previous research findings of World Health Organization (WHO), also located in the city as the fourth most noise pollution in the world, behind New York, Tokyo and Nagasaki.
Despite the existence of stringent measures to combat noise, the situation is improving in Buenos Aires, the study said.
The reasons that make this city so uncomfortable to the ears are many.
To begin with, almost a third of the 40 million people in Argentina live in the capital and its surroundings, which is equivalent to many people living in a relatively small space.
and buildings occupied mostly apartments built on long streets, very straight and often narrow, which channeled the sound.
addition, economic growth has resulted in more and more cars on the already congested city streets and numerous construction jobs. Talking
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Buenos Aires also has an extensive network of buses poorly regulated, that run narrow cobbled streets with their noisy engines and screeching brakes.
trains passing through the center of the city and the impatient drivers stuck in traffic jams are sounding their horns constantly. Buenos Aires
can also be hot wet, forcing many to leave the windows open or have air conditioners running all the time.
is also a city that works during the day, but who really active at dusk, often to the rhythm of tango.
This can be charming if one likes this sort of thing, but not always welcome at four in the morning.
According to WHO, the noise levels should not exceed 55 decibels during the day and 45 at night, but in Buenos Aires often exceed 70 or 80 decibels.
This is obviously bad for the ears, but can also cause stress.
And without any improvement in sight, the only solutions seem to be out of town, use earplugs or speak a little louder. (BBC)
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