Sunday, July 20, 2008
Dark Argentine Sonata
My last day here in South America, I'll be home tomorrow morning, back in summer, in a new office on 101 Park Avenue. As promised, some scruffier spots of Buenos Aires and environs.. Let's begin with the Old Bridge of La Boca, a stone's throw from the pretty colored houses of Caminito - this part of the waterfront is called the 'Riachuelo,' literally 'miserable little river,' and smells the part...
About 4-5 miles down the coast, southward, is the Dock Sud Petrochemical Complex, captured here in all its greyness and gloom..
Here's a Shanty Town on the Riachuelo. In Argentina, they're called 'Villas Miseria,' literally 'Poverty Cities,' formed by squatters with no other dwelling options...
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