Blog #3(semester 2);

This week I read an article about culture in Buenos Aires. There, the argentinians feast on fatty red meats, go to local markets and dance the popular tango. The average Buenos Aires citizen lives in an older styled apartment on a small street or alley. Shanty towns are also popular in some areas. The streets are filled with small restaurants and stores so it isn't hard to find what you're looking for. Steak houses also take up much of the street blocks. Popular dishes from these restaurants include; the original, meaty, fatty, rare steak. A heart of palm salad. Empanadas. Blood sausage. and more. In Buenos Aires, there is also alot of poverty. Like I said before, many people live in Shanty towns. Shanty towns are very close, small, beat-down apartments that often don't have roofs, or electricity, or plumbing, or outside walls. When walking along the streets, many people will ask you for money usually having an excuse of why they need it instead of just saying that they can't afford what they need or don't have any money at all. Many people are also along the streets doing street acts for money. One of the most popular cultural events in Buenos Aires is to go see a Tango show. Tango is and artsy, sexual, but yet suffisticated dance usually performed by a man and his partner. It's fun to see these shows for the dancing, but also for the costumes and the food.

http://www.geographia.com/argentina/history.htm