Friday night, 1st June 2012, the middle and upper classes of Buenos Aires protested the government by banging on pots and pans in a form of protest knows as a ‘cacerolazo’. The march snaked around Barrio Norte and lasted for three hours.
by Beatrice Murch, Lauren White and Madeline Decker, 04 June 2012.
Friday night, 1st June 2012, the middle and upper classes of Buenos Aires protested the government by banging on pots and pans in a form of protest knows as a ‘cacerolazo’. The march snaked around Barrio Norte and lasted for three hours.
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by Indy Staff, 23 May 2012.
In our ‘going to print’ campaign, we are reminding readers of the good times, highlighting the best parts of the last six years’ coverage, from articles, to series, to videos. This week, our favourite images.
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by Natasha Ali, 19 May 2012.
ArteBA 2012 fills La Rural with both international and national art through 22nd May. Photographer Natasha Ali shares her singular point of view.
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by Hannah Flint, 11 May 2012.
Hannah Flint heads out with the Papelnonos – network of retirees who make musical instruments out of paper mache and give weekly performances at schools across the country.
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by Luján Agusti, Pedro Lampertti, and Patricio Murphy, 07 May 2012.
Smokers, growers, and even politicians gathered at Plaza de Mayo to march through the streets of Buenos Aires calling for the end of the criminalization of the green weed.
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by Beatrice Murch and Sam Verhaert, 04 May 2012.
The 2012 Buenos Aires International Book Fair runs through Monday the 7th. Photographers Beatrice Murch and Sam Verhaert share their experiences.
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by Jorge Santander, 04 May 2012.
Jorge Santander heads along to Buenos Aires International Book Fair, the world’s largest Spanish language book fair, to investigate Argentina’s love affair with literature.
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by Indy Staff, 02 May 2012.
In our ‘going to print’ campaign, we are reminding readers of the good times, highlighting the best parts of the last six years’ coverage, from articles, to series, to videos. This week, our favourite images.
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by The Argentina Independent, 24 April 2012.
We want to launch a free, independent English language publication to give our readers in Argentina high quality coverage of local affairs. Find out how you can help!
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by Robin Minchom, 13 April 2012.
Robin Minchom spends a day with Rosa and Chavez, two of thousands of urban recyclyers – known locally as cartoneros – working on the streets of Buenos Aires.
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This week we revisit Sanra Ritten's piece from 2008 which is the ultimate guide to 'naughty' Argentine slang and expressions.