buenos aires: barracas revisited, odds & ends

Published on December 10th, 2011 6 top notch 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 top notch 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 4 top notch 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 top notch 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 top notch 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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