South America Photos 1 - Buenos Aires

Pictures from the first months in Argentina, October - December 2007

My apartment of the first two months, on "calle Bufano" in the Paternal neighborhood

One of the landmarks of Buenos Aires: Avenida Libertador with the obelisk

Lush vegetation abounds! Kavanagh Building in the background; at the time the tallest concrete apartment building in the world.

informal: wires hanging between the buildings in many places

where my office is. We use the orange chairs during lunch break.

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costume party at Mariana's! Sam, the Musketeer.

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...and dressed down with the boys

contemplating on a short weekend getaway across the Río de la Plata: Colonia (thanks for the photo, Gemma!)

dramatic skies (I always imagine they have a distinctive South American flavor) from the roof of my apartment