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Pictures from my trip to Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina in South America.

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After we toured the Plaza De Mayo, Calle Florida, and the Plaza San Martin, we ventured on to a colorful neighborhood known as La Boca.

Many of the working class residents of La Boca (literal translation - "the mouth" but it refers to the Buenos Aires Port), are of Italian descent which gives La Boca a "little Italy" feel.

In the row below, the middle picture is from the Caminito Centro De Exposiciones. This souvenir shop has a balcony that features cartoonish statues of Diego Armando Maradona, Evita Peron, and Juan Domingo Perón.

La Boca is known as the birth place of the Tango dance and the neighborhood is also home to the "Boca Juniors" which is one of the best football (soccer) teams in all of South America.

Casa de Gobierno

Caminito Centro De Exposiciones

Caminito Craft Fair

Santos Vega Statue

Caminito Center Stores

La Barrica Tienda

Tango Cafe

General Don Jose De San Martin

Perro En La Boca

Caminito Tango

La Boca, Buenos Aires Port

Salvatori Parks & Gardens

Salvatori Parques Y Jardines

Mausoleo D.F. Sarmiento

Black Cat & Cemetery

The pictures surrounding this text are from the Recoleta Cemetery in the well heeled Buenos Aires neighborhood of Recoleta. The graves of many of Argentina's well known politicians, historical heroes, scientists, and wealthy residents are in the Recoleta Cemetery. Without a doubt, the grave of Eva Duarte Peron (aka Evita Peron) is the most famous tomb in the expansive cemetery.

La Recoleta Cemetery

Familia Duarte

Eduardo Catalano Artwork

Giant Metal Flower Palermo

In the Plaza de las Naciones there is a large metal flower that was created by sculpture artist Eduardo Catalano. The flower goes by the name Floral Generica, weighs about 18 tons, opens to the sun during the day and shuts tight at night. I heard that this giant metal flower sculpture, in the neighborhood of Palermo, has lights at night to represent the stamen and pistils.

Escultura Floral Generica

The last two pictures on this page are from an upper class suburb of Buenos Aires where my father's friend lives. I thought it was hilarious that the streets are filled with speed bumps AND barriers to remind you that the speed limit is 20 km/h. So in order to travel along the street you have to swerve in and out of the oncoming lane.

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