Working Session
At COP 10, I observed meetings of the delegates. It was like Model UN déja vu...except this time, there were translators, video screens, metal detectors...and it was real.
WRI Takes Control
WRI (my former employer) hosted a workshop on sustainable development policies in China, Brazil, India, and South Africa.
Monumento
This obelisk supposedly commemorates the founding of the city, but I still think it looks like a junior Washington Monument.
Fancy Front
As you can tell, Buenos Aires has a much more European vibe to it than Santiago.
Jazmin
Flowers for the Day of the Immaculate Conception, a holiday celebrating the Virgin Mary.
Tomb of San Martin
In the Metropolitan Cathedral. San Martin is credited with leading the battles that won Argentina, Chile, and Peru their independence.
La Florida
Another of Buenos Aires' pedestrian avenues, jammed with shoppers during the day.
Antique Subway
This metro station was decked out in chandeliers and old-fashioned furniture.
Flying By
I don't know why I get such a kick out of public transportation in foreign cities.
Going For a Ride
The benches in the subway car were made of wood. Wood!!
El Congreso
We reach our destination: the Argentinian Congress Building.
Más Tango
This time, a bit more classy (and cheesy). I joined up with some WRI folk to watch a show at the Rincón Carlos Gardel.
Recoleta Cemetery
Filled with elaborate mausoleums and resting places of the Argentine well-to-do. Each one is like a miniature home.
Long Live Evita
Of course we stopped by Evita's tomb. It took us forever to find it in the labyrinth, though.
City of the Dead
An overhead view of the Recoleta Cemetery. This shot was taken from the Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, one of the city's oldest churches.
Feria Recoleta
Some great buys and intriguing handicrafts can be found here.
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