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BUENOS AIRES
After spending over two weeks in Buenos Aires, we class trying to afford food on their plates. Everyone
began to get a handle on the complexity and energy still suffers from the sins of former corrupt and inept
of the city – although we know we only scratched the leaders.
surface. It’s a place filled with energy and creativity, Founded by Spain in 1536, Buenos Aires is a me-
a complex society of dark and light. The tango was tropolis of contrasts. Countless restaurants, bars, and
birthed in the brothels as the elite built a world-class cafes begin to overflow late in the night. Music, art, and
opera and theater. Peso devaluation continually haunts dance go on and on and, regardless of their circum-
the entire country, especially the marginalized working stance, Portenos, as they call themselves, celebrate life
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