personal: 2011 in review

Published on December 29th, 2011 5 appreciated comments »

2011 by day, Robert Wright

Very hard to believe that an entire year has passed since I reviewed 2010. It seems like the blink of an eye. But big things happened. Good things happened.

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found: buenos aires, plaza once

Published on December 22nd, 2011 Leave your thoughts »

Buenos Aires, Plaza Once, mercado de frutos, 1867

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buenos aires: a diez años de la crisis

Published on December 18th, 2011 Leave your thoughts »

Tapa Clarín, 19 diciembre 2001

As 2001 came to an end, it was almost time to celebrate my one-year anniversary of moving to Buenos Aires. I’ll be the first to admit that I was slow in coming to terms with some of the quirks of Argentina. But I was about to learn more than I bargained for.

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photo essay: segovia aqueduct

Published on December 15th, 2011 Leave your thoughts »

España, Segovia, aqueducto

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buenos aires: barracas revisited, odds & ends

Published on December 10th, 2011 4 appreciated comments »

Buenos Aires, Barracas, Estación Hipólito Yrigoyen

A neighborhood as large & complex as Barracas has a number of elements that don’t fit into any of the previous categories…

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buenos aires: barracas revisited, services

Published on December 6th, 2011 3 appreciated comments »

Buenos Aires, Barracas, Iglesia de Santa Felicitas

With a population of about 80,000 people, Barracas has lots of space to provide all the public services necessary: parks, hospitals, churches, synagogues & more.

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buenos aires: barracas revisited, residential

Published on December 1st, 2011 3 appreciated comments »

Buenos Aires, Barracas, residential

Given that Barracas has been divided into so many different parcels & has such an industrial character, few people consider it a prime residential area. That wasn’t always the case.

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buenos aires: barracas revisited, industrial

Published on November 25th, 2011 7 appreciated comments »

Buenos Aires, Barracas, industria

Probably its most defining characteristic, factories & warehouses can be found scattered all around Barracas. Everywhere. There’s no escape.

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buenos aires: barracas revisited, divisions

Published on November 24th, 2011 4 appreciated comments »

Buenos Aires, Barracas, map

Barracas is big. It’s bulky. And this southern barrio has a reputation for being bad. But it’s one of my favorite areas of Buenos Aires. Hopefully this series of posts will dispel some of the misrepresentations about Barracas & encourage people to explore it.

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endless mile: prep for plaza de mayo

Published on November 22nd, 2011 Leave your thoughts »

Endless Mile, Buenos Aires, Plaza de Mayo

I’ll never forget my first impression of Plaza de Mayo—the main square in Buenos Aires & arguably the most important public spot in all of Argentina… on arrival I thought to myself, “This is it??“

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