Buenos Aires is not for those with claustrophobia. With tall trees and towering doorways lining the streets, it is a crowded city that loves it’s crowds so much that it seizes opportunities to create them. From my neighborhood of San Telmo on sundays during the famous sunday fair, to the subtes and collectivos at rush hour, there are always tons of people around. So far, I have attended several public celebrations of various kinds that drew huge crowds – Cuidanza, an urban dance festival that took place in various spots of the city over four days, Urban Pesaj, an outdoor festival in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Passover, the Argentine Independent’s Underground Market, and various manifestations for workers rights and the national Día de la Memoría.
San Telmo Sunday Fair
Warehouse setting of the Argentine Independent’s Underground Market
Argentine Independent’s Underground Market
Dancers from the DRC at the Francophone Countries festival in San Martin’s Square.
Kids making matzah at the YOK Pesaj Urbano festival in Palermo.
Part of the march for the Día de la Memoría. H.I.J.O’s usually refers to those whose families were affected by the dictatorship – aka those whose family members were disappeared.
More marchers for Día de la Memoría
Dancers at Cuidanza in Plaza San Martin
Cuidanza
More Blogs From This Author
View All Blogs
Emma Pulido
<p><span style="color: rgb(29, 29, 29); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(237, 237, 237);">I'm Emma Pulido and I am spending my semester abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina! I've been waiting to go to Buenos Aires since a high school trip to Valparaiso, Chile got me interested in the Southern Cone countries and I couldn't be more excited to finally be here. I'm from New York City, but am currently living in Saint Paul Minnesota, where I study International Studies, Anthropology and Political Science at Macalester College. I've been focusing my studies on identity politics and tourism, so living abroad in one of South America's most mixed and dynamic cities is perfect for me! I hope to continue to study identity politics and nation building in post conflict nations post graduation, but for now I keep busy with school, Model United Nations, watching movies, exploring new places, making DIY craft projects with my roomates and my job as the student photographer for Macalester.</span></p>
