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Figueroa Alcorta and Pueyrredon

Figueroa Alcorta and Pueyrredon

National symbols

El Che, Eva and Juan Perón, Carlos Gardel, Maradona.... all national icons

San Antonio de los Cobres

Small boy drinking coca cola in San Antonio de los Cobres

Tejo

Very popular game in Argentina and Uruguay, this game is similar to the game Bocce and or Pétanque in French. Unlike the latter, Tejo is played with 6 wooden discs for each of the two teams, and a smaller one called “bochín.” More here (in Spanish).

Tejo (juego de playa)

Faculty of Law & Social Sciences

Faculty of Law & Social Sciences (Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales) located very close to the Recoleta neighborhood.

Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales

Iguazu falls

The waterfall system consists of 275 falls along 2.7 kilometers (1.67 miles) of the Iguazu River. Some of the individual falls are up to 82 meters (269 ft) in height, though the majority are about 64 metres (210 ft). The Devil’s Throat (Garganta del Diablo in Spanish or Garganta do Diabo in Portuguese), a U-shaped, 82-meter-high, 150-meter-wide and 700-meter-long (490 by 2300 feet) cataract, is the most impressive of all, and marks the border between Argentina and Brazil.

The Devil's Throat

Animate ’10

More photos of the event click here.

Morpheus and other toys

Mate ritual

Drinking the yerba mate is considered to be more than just good for the body; it’s also good for the soul. Drinking it can be a form of meditation or reflection – allowing the goodness to infuse into the body while stimulating and resting the mind. Those who share the mate join in a kind of bond of total acceptance and friendship. Generally the server will start a new infusion and then take the first drink. This is considered an act of kindness by the other people in the circle, because usually the first serving is considered the worst.

Mate is served with a metal straw from a shared mate gourds

Parilla with names

Asado is a technique for cooking cuts of meat, usually consisting of beef alongside various other meats, which are cooked on a grill (parrilla) or open fire. It is considered the traditional dish of Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile and southern Brazil.

Asado is a technique for cooking cuts of meat

The gate holder

If someone can tell me what this garden’s doll, or whatever that is, is called in Spanish, I appreciate. Thanks! :-)

Last seen in La Cumbrecita, Province of Cordoba

Spider in Salta

Spider in Salta

Tilcara

A Peña is a meeting place or grouping of musicians or artists, either in Spain (where it is known as Peña Flamenca) or in various South American countries.

La Peña de Carlitos en Tilcara

Complejo Tango

More photos of the show here.

Photo from Complejo Tango

Somewhere in the city

Somewhere in the city

Tango dancers

Tango dancers - street Defensa