13+ million people, 13+ million mattes, and a whole lot of dead cow

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July 20th 2009

Published: September 23rd 2009

Tim Version: * Lounged, dined and drunk a little too much in the massive city of Buenos Aires. * Saw the rich side in Puerto Madero, the poor side in La Boca, the famous side in Recoletta, and a protest/rally with guys masked and armed with sticks/poles looking like they meant business. *** A quick apology with the photos. The first 86 are out of order due to apparent "database errors" when I u... Read Full Entry

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Linz Crowe

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24, Male, West Aussie going backpacking in Central America and South America. Countries I hit include England, Northern Ireland, Portugal and Spain for relatives and relaxation, then for the backpacking its Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru and maaybe Chile if time and cash allows. Backpacking, I want to experience it all from the ground to get a better look and feel for the places. Walking and public buses instead of taxis, that kind of deal, to get more amongst it. Hopefully by the end I will be able to speak Spa... full info

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Tram lines

On a throne on his own

Many small parks

A present to Argentina

Old friends playing chess

Crazy Church

It's not just black and white

Anarchy

Looking towards Puerto Madero

Local inhabitants

Slight naval accident

All new and fresh

Puerto Madero is so new and upmarket compared with much of the rest of Buenos Aires that seriously needs some maintenance

Naval accident

Made in Ireland

New modern living

Puerto Madero again. Not exactly the cultural heritage centre of the city but a beautiful area.

Was it Dunlop? I can't remember now

Derelict

Unfortunately there are a lot of abandoned buildings... but then there are also a lot of homeless people. Can anyone see a solution here?!... There are street graffiti protests suggesting this solution too.