Evita Peron

It is impossible not to notice the imagery, graffiti, and references to María Eva Duarte de Perón in Buenos Aires. When we visited the Casa Rosada, the national reverence for Evita was evident. Books, pins, posters and other Evita memorabilia are displayed at street...

Parks, Parks, Everywhere a Park

In this massive city filled with active avenues, cars, buses  and people, there are an amazing number of parks and plazas. Our apartment is located very near one of the nicest. There is something there for everyone.* Parque Tres de Febrero, also known as the Bosques...

Plácido Domingo Alfresca

Last night we joined the estimated 125,000 people gathered at the Obelisk located at the interesection of avenues Corrientes and 9 de Julio for a free outdoor concert by opera legend José Plácido Domingo Embil.  He was joined by soprano Virginia Tola and accompanied...

Casa Rosada on a Beautiful Sunday in March

Sunday morning we were out of the apartment around 11 headed for the Green Subte Line on Santa Fe about eight blocks away for a long postponed visit to Casa Rosada, the official seat of the executive branch of the government of Argentina located in Plaza de Mayo. Even...

MALBA

We visited the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de  Buenos Aires (MALBA) today. The mission statement from the MALBA Web site: “Its main objectives are to educate the public and arouse their interest in Latin American artists, contributing to the knowledge of Latin...