Translation of bate

I arrived there but could not find a hotel immediately, so that I took my luggage with me. I know that this is very provocative to thiefs. One should not walk on the street with a big backpack.
I walked down the main street of the town and soon found out that there was a nice place not far from the main square. It cost around two hundred pesos which was equivalent to twenty US Dollars.
The same evening we left Patagonia and flew to the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires. We have waited a long time for this moment as we have not been in a city for almost two weeks and we usually love the city.