South America Travel

Neighborhood Profile: Recoleta, Buenos Aires

Words and photos by Matt Dursum Few buildings in downtown Buenos Aires stand out as poignantly as the Department of Social Services building on Avenida 9 de Julio. On its south-facing facade is a jubilant looking image of Evita Peron, facing towards the working-class neighborhoods south of the port area. On its northern side stands an image of Evita speaking intensely into a microphone, as if lecturing the elite in the north and staring directly…

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The Streets of Buenos Aires: Avenida Santa Fe

Photography by Samantha Demangate “You have to walk down Avenida Santa Fe while you’re here,” says our local friend. We pester her for her opinions about Buenos Aires’s must-do and must-experience things. The avenida, she tells us, is an avenue of fashion and architecture. This imaginary boundary between the unofficial Barrio Norte and the city center is, for many local Porteños, a walk through the past, present, and future of the city.  One aspect of…

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