Monthly Archives: November 2016

Tuesday 11/15/16 Alas, all good things must end. Here are some parting shots from my final day in San Antonio de Areco two weeks ago. It is only a two hour bus ride from Buenos Aires and it is a … Continue reading →

…and if you enjoy hand crafted silver anything, Patricio Daghi, second generation silversmith, is the artisan to see. His workshop and studio is 2 blocks off the main Plaza Arellano in San Antonio de Areco (100km north of Buenos Aires). … Continue reading →

Had the opportunity to chat it up with these gentlemen on Sunday  a couple of weeks ago and learned that they were handling the “churrasco” (grilling) Argentine style at this one venue for this weekend’s gaucho festivities. Including both yesterday … Continue reading →

This has to be one of my favorite images from Saturday’s shoot. It’s of a 5-6 year old gauch-ito competing with the big guys in the jura y entrevero de tropilla (judging and viewing of the herds) with his herd of 7-8 … Continue reading →

Highlights from Saturday’s gaucho traditions festival which featured jineteadas (equestrian demonstrations), jura y entrevero de tropilla (judging and viewing of the herds), carerra de potros (horse racing) and the corrida de la sortija (gaucho attempts to thread a twig through … Continue reading →

Last Friday Gauchos from throughout the area began arriving Friday in the late afternoon and into the evening in anticipation of tomorrow’s events. Saturday will be a day filled with jineteadas (equestrian demonstrations), jura y entrevero de tropilla (judging and … Continue reading →

Three marble ladies from yesteryear and three young ladies of today at the Recoleta Tomb of President Bartolomé Mitre who died in 1906.

Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires is the one must see sites regardless of how long or short a visit. Recoleta is one of the world’s most extraordinary cemeteries, with over 6,400 grand mausoleums standing as vainglorious monuments representing Gothic chapels, … Continue reading →

Tango Buenos Aires style at the Restaurante-Bar Querandi, established in 1920, Barrio San Telmo. It was a wonderful show with 4 musicians, 2 singers and eight dancers . . . dancing to traditional music showcasing tango’s history from its beginnings … Continue reading →

Got to spend part of the day in “Barrio La Boca” located near the docks in Buenos Aires. As the story goes over 6 million immigrants poured into Argentina between 1880 and 1930, with the majority coming from Italy. Times … Continue reading →