Antarctica -- October-November 2010

Buenos Aires, Argentina. This is a scene for political demonstrations. I did not photograph it, but right across the street was a sort of camp-in by veterans of the 1982 war with the United Kingdom, where they were demanding increased benefits.

(18 Nov 2010)

Next day, on a tour of the city by bus (well, tour of part of the city – it’s gigantic), and after a much-needed night’s sleep.

This plaza is in front of a building called Casa Rosada, which seems to be the “traditional” presidential palace, but is really now the presidential office building (her residence is north of dowtown – the president in office in 2010 was a woman; apparently Brazil and Chile have also had women presidents).

The cloth banner is related to a protest that had been in progress for some weeks dealing with improved pensions for Malvinas War veterans.