Argentina, Buenos Aires travel notes Preparations for Patagonia and Antarctica, the bottom of the world in the southern globe, which I have aimed to wear for many years, have been completed. It’s time to hit the road. We will stay in Buenos Aires first, the recent history of this place has always interested me. As the weather begins to cool down in Istanbul in December, we go to Buenos Ares, the capital city of Argentina, one of the hot countries where summer prevails. A total of 17 hours of flight, including an hour of refueling in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to the other side of the world. Anyway, we are here, but our soul and body are playing differently due to fatigue. First, we will visit these places to learn about the experiences of the Argentinian people and the culture of this place. ** Argentina, which has been one of the richest states in the world since the 1870s thanks to its rich underground resources and suitability for agricultural activities, became a center of immigration, especially between 1870 and 1930, due to economic prosperity at that time. The Italian and Spanish immigrants who came to the country the most during this period and the mixed race mestizos, which were formed as a result of their marriages with the local people, constitute the majority of the population today. Argentina has a total surface area of 2,791,810 km2, approximately 3.5 times larger than Turkey, and is the second largest country in South America and the eighth largest country in the world. The Republic of Argentina, with a population of 47.5 million and a GDP per capita of less than 9 thousand dollars, has been experiencing a serious economic crisis in recent years. In the first week of January 2024, 1 dollar was approximately 960 Argentine pesos, and two weeks later, 1 dollar = 1200 pesos. In other words, there was an approximately 30% loss of currency value in two weeks. I guess we don’t have much difference. If you exchange 100 dollars for a hundred thousand pesos, when the largest bill is 1000 pesos, you have a huge pile of money in your hand and it doesn’t fit anywhere. Credit cards are accepted, but the bank automatically accepts the exchange rate as very low and charges a high commission. Therefore, it is more convenient to spend it in cash. When the inflation rate is very high, prices can change daily, another price tomorrow. Distribution of religion and belief; 94% Christian, 2% Jewish, 1% Muslim, 3% other. However, in recent years it has been observed that the Christian population has seriously shifted towards atheism. According to the data, 35% of the country does not believe in any religion or belief as true or sincere. Argentina was a democratic, secular and federal constitutional republic governed by a presidential system. Spanish is the native language of 97% of the population and is the official language. The Spanish, who were the first Europeans to come to the region, named this place la Plata because they believed that there were large silver reserves in the country. Argentina has 23 different climate zones throughout the country, from the desert climate to the wettest climate, the driest climate to the rainiest climate and the hottest climate to glaciers, making it the only country in the world with so many different climate zones in such a narrow area. ** There are similarities in Argentina’s political history and Turkey’s political history, and we need to understand these while we have come this far. In 1943, there was a coup against the administration of President Ramon Castillo, and the leader of the coup, Juan Domingo Perón, came to power. Over time, he fell from power due to counter movements, and Peron was elected president for the first time in February 1946 and for the second time in 1951. However, due to his authoritarian politics, turmoil broke out in the country, and he was overthrown again in a coup in 1955. Peron, who lived in exile for many years, was elected president again when he returned to his country in 1973. Upon his death a year later, his wife Isabel Peron became president. However, since he could not ensure the unity and solidarity of the country, he was overthrown again by a military coup in 1976. The coup generals who ruled Argentina between 1976 and 1982 started a movement called the “National Reconciliation Process” and 30,000 people, including left-wing democrats, were killed, apart from those who were imprisoned. It was an unforgettable period. In order to distract attention from the increasing unrest and civil unrest in the country, the military junta invades the islands in the Atlantic Ocean, close to the coast of Argentina, claiming that they have sovereign rights over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, which have been British colonies since 1882. Argentina, which was defeated by the British in the war that broke out after the military junta invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982, undertakes not to claim rights over the islands again by using force, according to the agreement made in 1995. Many Argentine soldiers died in this war.

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Colonel Juan Domingo Peron first entered politics by taking part in the military coup in 1943 and became the minister of labor. During this period, he was known as the “father of laborers” because of his support for the people.

Born in Los Toldos, Argentina, as the youngest child of a poor family of five children, Eva lost her father when she was seven and went to Buenos Aires at the age of 14. After being unemployed and penniless for a while in Buenos Aires, he starts working in radio stations. Evita, who continued her life by making shows on the radio and playing small roles in the theater, met Juan Domingo Peron in 1944.

President Domingo Peron and Eva met; A big earthquake occurs in a poor region of Argentina, many houses collapse and many people die. Evita comes here as the union president and gives speeches, distributes aid and helps the public. One day, the President comes, he is impressed by Eva’s speech, he likes it and meets her. This meeting goes further to marriage.

Eva Peron, who stood by the people and initiated the enlightenment process of the society, is known by the nickname Evita, which means “Little Eva” in Spanish.

Although Juan Domingo Peron, who tried to improve the situation of low-income workers, was arrested after the coup in 1944, he was released as a result of the strikes initiated by Eva Peron and her friends by taking the workers with them. Shortly after this, Eva and Juan Domingo Peron got married. Domingo Peron became prime minister in 1946 and was overthrown by a military coup in 1955. During this period, several more military coups took place in Argentina, and Domingo Peron became president again in 1973. After the death of Juan Domingo Peron in 1974, his new wife Isabel Peron became president, but in 1976 Isabel Peron also fell with a military coup.

Evita worked for women’s rights during her husband’s dictatorship and was not actively involved in politics. She has always been in touch with the public, played an important role in organizing labor unions and made a great contribution to women gaining the right to vote. He provided food, money and medicine aid to the poor people and got in touch with the people by organizing aid campaigns for children.

A few days after Juan Peron was elected president for the second time, Eva Peron was accepted as the “spiritual leader of the nation” with a state ceremony. She received chemotherapy in America, where she went for treatment due to her terminal illness, and this form of treatment, which was not very common at that time, was applied to an Argentinian citizen for the first time. Evita Peron died of cancer on July 26, 1952, at the age of 33. After her death, Eva Peron’s body was stolen from the opposition and buried in an unknown place. After his body was hidden for 16 years, he was removed from his burial place and buried first next to his wife and then in the family cemetery.

Eva Peron had always been involved with politics and the public. The musical Evita, which tells the life of Eva Peron, was staged years after my death. Madonna later starred in the big screen adaptation of this musical and was remembered for many years with her song “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”.

Today, Argentina struggles with the never-ending military and political polarization and the ever-plunging economy and hardships, poverty and misery that this environment creates.

Keep in mind the events that took place in Argentina, which have been explained in the shortest summary format so far, and think about what happened in Turkey since 1950, try to remember or get informed. Endless right-left conflicts, polarizations, military coups, executions, disappearances, tortures, tens of thousands of right and leftist youths killed, religious sects, terrorist organizations such as Asala and PKK created through ethnic groups, political and religious polarizations, grieving mothers who lost their children for years. “Saturday mothers” gatherings. How many similar things and similar political and military games to disintegrate and destroy a country. Let the question of who does these things, who makes them happen, who gives them money, wisdom and support should be your “homework”. Let’s increase our awareness of what is going on around and within our country!

At least, let’s not forget that the foundations of today’s sect structures were laid during and after the Kenan Evran military coup period of September 12, 1980, and many imam-hatip schools, religious foundations and schools were opened, that is, the foundations of these days were laid at that time.

Latest situation in Argentina;

Argentina’s economic situation is not very bright, inflation is very high at 225%. Far-right party leader Javier Milei won the elections held here in November 2023. His first actions in power signaled that fascist pressures would increase with the new laws he enacted. Accordingly, the penalty for writing articles about the economy and politics based on false information, or holding a meeting for political purposes with more than three people is 6 months imprisonment and a lifetime ban from politics and profession. Argentina’s new President, Javier Milei, also announced shock therapy: after coming to power, he introduced new legislation in order to prevent the wave of protests expected after the currency lost more than 50 percent of its value. “It’s either bullet or prison” and “I will fire the minister who spends too much money” The new law also gave the police some powers. For example, the police will be able to confiscate masks and sticks used in protests. On the other hand, the law also limits young people’s participation in protests. If young people who are supposed to be in school participate in the protests, these young people may be disconnected from the school and their parents will be sanctioned. To think that democracy and economy can be improved through tyranny. This is what an oppressive regime is like. What happened so far was a brief information about the political history of Argentina. ** Let’s get back to our trip; “Buenos Aires”, also known as the Paris of the Southern Hemisphere, means “beautiful winds” or “beautiful weather” in Turkish. The Buenos Aires conurbation is the fifth most populous metropolitan area in America, with a population of approximately 15.6 million. Taking advantage of the occupation of Spain by Napoleon, England occupied this place for a short time in 1806, but a year later, organized Argentine forces expelled the British. The wars of independence, which started in May 1810, reached a happy end on July 9, 1816, and this July 9 is celebrated as Independence Day. A branch of the Amazon River, one of the largest rivers in the world, flows into the sea from Buenos Aires. The sea is always cloudy because of the silt it carries. ** We go to Buenos Aires Cathedral; The main Catholic church in Buenos Aires has a Neo-Classical architectural style. The church, located in the city center, is one of the historical buildings around Plaza del Mayo. It is also the mother church of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires. The cathedral was built in the 16th century, and the construction of the current building started in 1745. Today, it is an impressive building of different architectural styles, with its 18th-century dome and 19th-century Neo-Classical façade. It contains statues, altars and Neo-Baroque and Neo-Renaissance decorations from the 18th century. It also attracts the attention of its visitors with its music chapel. The tomb of General Jose de San Martin, a folk hero who made great contributions to the independence struggle of Argentina and subsequently Chile, Peru and Spain, is also located in the Cathedral. As an expression of love and respect for the Argentinian people, soldiers keep watch over his grave 24 hours a day. Our visit coincided with the changing of the guard of the soldiers. It is a good thing to be loyal to the contract and not to forget what has been done. There is also an impressive museum displaying many religious figures depicting the ascendancy of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to the papal throne in 2013. It’s actually an important building.

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Paseo Del Rosedal is a beautiful, well-kept recreation area in Buenos Aires. The garden, which was declared the city’s cultural heritage by the Buenos Aires City Council in 2011, received the International Garden Excellence Award from the World Federation of Rose Societies in 2012 and 2014. While it was an empty land belonging to the politician of the period, Juan Manuel de Rosas, it was turned into a rose garden in 1914 with the encouragement of the mayor of Buenos Aires. Initially, 146 rose saplings were planted, a bridge in accordance with Greek architecture and several pergolas were built on the lake, and as time progressed, an Andalusian-style courtyard and poet’s garden also took their place. In the garden of poets, there are busts of 26 poets and writers, especially Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote. There is also a large memorial wall, with the names of those who died fighting for the liberation of Argentina. A symbolic red rose has been added next to some of them, meaning that they are pro-Eva platform. ** Recoleta Cemetery, one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the world, is truly a very different place with unique motifs and decorations. The cemetery was designed by French engineer Prospero Catelin on November 17, 1822, and was built between 1880 and 1930 with materials imported from Paris and Milan. If you think that if it’s beautiful, bury me here when you die, it doesn’t work like that; There is a queue, they tell you to register first, deposit a solid amount of money, find a strong position and come, or they will bury you somewhere else. It has been the burial place of celebrities, politicians, literary figures, senior executives and businessmen since its establishment. Each tomb has independent sections of different sizes, some of them are huge buildings with several floors, like houses. The facades of the buildings and the interior and exterior of the rooms are decorated with sculptures of artistic value. Especially, there are some reliefs that are almost a few hundred square meters in size, artistic marble sculptures with very fine details, paintings, religious figures, like art houses. Some of them have huge statues in front of their doors. It’s a museum-like place on a large area. One wouldn’t be bored if they slept here, there are all kinds of dead people. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, the seventh President of the country, designed his tomb himself before his death and had a miniature vulture placed on top of his grave. Look at the man, he prepared his own place to sleep, just in case. Liliana Crociati died on her honeymoon in Austria in 1970. To the mausoleum of Liliana Crociati; His family had his bedroom built inside the tomb. Additionally, a bronze statue of Liliana in her wedding dress and her beloved dog is placed at the entrance of the mausoleum. It should mean returning it unopened! The graves of former Argentine presidents Sarmiento and Raul Alfonsin are here. If you want to visit them all, one day is not enough. As such, there are interesting stories about Recoleta Cemetery, which must make it more remarkable. The grave of Eva Peron, whose maiden name was Duarte, is also here. When he died of cancer in 1952 at the age of 33, he was buried in his father’s grave in Recoleta Cemetery, after hiding in an unknown location for 16 years so that his opponents would not dismember the body. Today, Evita’s bones are kept 5 meters underground and in a strongly fortified cellar, in order to protect them from those who cannot even tolerate her dead. ** Today is December 31, 2023, New Year’s Eve, we are saying goodbye to 2023 with a modest New Year’s dinner with conversation at our own locksmith table. ** It’s the first day of the year, the weather is bright and clear, we hope that this year will not be like the old ones, we will sail in a more humane and just world.

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First, we go to the state house, the former prime minister’s residence or the Pink House, which is a magnificent building in Plaza Del Mayo square, which has become the symbol of independence in Buenos Aires, just to see it from the outside and hear its story. It’s a very important building.

In 1882, Argentine President Julio Roca commissioned architect Enrique Aberg to design a new building similar to the nearby post office building, to replace the former presidential building here. In the works carried out in the following years, architect Francesco Tamburini made additions between the two buildings and turned them into a single building, and the structure known as La Casa Rosada was completed. The building, also known as the Pink House because it was painted pink, took its final form in 1898.

This important building, which reflects the architectural design features of Argentina, is also known as the “State House”. The palace, which has been converted into a museum where the belongings of former Argentine Presidents are exhibited, has an important place in the political history of Argentina.

On May 25, 1944, Eva Peron, after her husband Juan Peron, the Prime Minister of Argentina, was arrested by his opponents, she went to the balcony of the famous Casa Rosada and made an effective speech in front of 300 thousand people for the release of her husband. After this wish was fulfilled, she went out to the balcony and called for fighting social injustice and poverty. This speech paved the way for him to go further in his political life. We are in front of the building where this balcony speech that left its mark on history was made. The “balcony speech” tradition later made by other heads of state when necessary was inspired by this.

Plaza Del Mayo is a very large area. 9 July Street, where the Obelisk, the symbol of the city, is located, is famous as the widest street in the world.

In the evening, after eating pizza with Argentine onions, we go to the Tango extravaganza.

It was a beautiful night full of tango culture.

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In 1970, the American CIA secret service, together with the Spanish, started to implement the “Condor” plan in order to control the leftist movement that started to develop here, and as a result, the current administration was overthrown by a military coup. During the military coup’s rule between 1974 and 1983, leftists, communists and thousands of opposition people were taken from their homes, tortured and killed.

Argentine mothers who were looking for 30,000 missing children destroyed by the military junta between 1976 and 1983, began to gather on Thursdays as “Thursday Mothers” in the Plaza de Mayo square, tying white scarves around their heads, to find their children, to get news or for their funerals.

In Turkey, mothers who wanted to know the fate of their children who disappeared due to terrorism began to gather as “Saturday Mothers”. This action, which lasted for years, was somehow ended.

Argentina was a country whose doors were closed to outsiders until the 1978 World Cup matches. When journalists and visitors started to come here after the World Cup, the world public began to learn about what was happening here for the first time. The world’s attention began to turn to Argentina with this cup.

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We are going to La Boca.

It is a district populated mostly by the working class, along the Riachuelo River, one of the most colorful places in Buenos Aires. This is one of the oldest ports in Argentina, a place famous for its colorful original houses built with sheet metal and materials dismantled from sunken or old ships and painted with found paints.

El Caminito Street is the most well-known street to see here. It is like an open-air art gallery where the works of regional painters are exhibited and murals made by intricate artists. There are statues of many people, from Argentina’s world-famous former football player Diego Maradona to Pope Francis, the Argentinian spiritual leader of the Catholic world. The main reason why this place is so well-known is that celebrities such as the famous football player Diego Maradona, Evita (Eva Peron) and Gardel grew up here and it is considered the birthplace of tango.

Uruguayan-born Carlos Gardel is the most unforgettable personality in the history of tango. He is given names such as “Carlitos”, “King of Tango”, “El Mago” (The Magician) and ironically “El Mudo” (The Silent). Among the classical tangos that Gardel created together with Alfredo La Pera, the most important ones are Mi Buenos Aires querido, Cuesta abajo, Amores de estudiante, Soledad, Volver, Por una cabeza and El día que me quieras.

Tango was a dance that was shamed and despised when it first appeared on the streets of Argentina. Immigrants who could not get used to the big city used to dance in the streets and share their troubles, sorrows, loves and affections. Historians say that the dance was actually performed in the poor regions of Argentina, but the rich class was first introduced to this dance in brothels. Later, tango entered the halls and began to spread all over the world.

Caminito is a slum with its colorful houses made of tin, reminiscent of the period when the region received intense immigration. The street, which has a narrow walking path, has all kinds of entertainment venues such as restaurants, cafes and clubs. It’s actually a very lively place with tango music and street dancers.

Therefore, you have to be careful here, your bag, package or wallet can fly off at any time! If your watch goes off your wrist, you won’t even know it. Still, you have to experience this place at night.

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One of the very common habits here is drinking “mate”. Mate is a plant that grows in the Peru and Argentina regions. After drying its leaves and chopping them finely, put an amount in a medium-sized bowl, add hot water and drink it with the help of a thin spoon-shaped pipe with small holes at the tip. It is very common, people drink mate in their hands, adding hot water they carry with them as they finish, you see it everywhere. We thought we’d taste what it is, it’s like tea but sweetish, it didn’t taste very tasty, I couldn’t compare it to anything.

Evening light Bonesi Aires nights. You need to be careful as the side streets are not safe in the street.

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Tigre Delta;

Today, we are leaving at a more reasonable time, in the city of Tigre, we are going to the Tigre delta created by the Parana and Rio Del Plata rivers, one of the largest rivers of this geography. Delta is defined as the area created by a river from its birthplace to the sea or lake. However, very rarely, a river may form a delta when it merges with another river. Tigre Delta is the world’s largest delta formed by the confluence of two rivers. Approximately 15 km. 10 km in length. Around 500 thousand large and small islands have been formed in the area created by this wide delta, and some of these islands have houses, schools and living centers. It is a place where 50 thousand people live. It is as if the city was built on the delta. We go by boat to the Tigre Delta, which is spread over a very large area with an average depth of 15-20 meters and in some places up to 50 meters. There are boats, motors, kayaks, canoes, everything, it’s like the sea. It is said that there are serious storms here during the winter months, so people only use this place as a summer house. There are also very beautiful houses with large gardens. Even if you wander around for hours, it’s a maze-like place. If you don’t know this place, you’ll definitely get lost.

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Today will be a little different, we are going to the shows of gaouchas, who ride horses well, herd all animals, feed them, deal with everything, at the farm of one of the tens of thousands of cattle breeders. In fact, our shepherd equivalent only controls tens of thousands of animals and thousands of decares of land. , they feed and raise them and make them ready for sale or slaughter. Meat is consumed a lot in the South American region, there are very large pastures, as long as the breed of the animals is good. The meat of the animals is very soft and very delicious, and it is wonderful when cooked deliberately. We ate it almost every day, we were satisfied with the meat. .

After the 1980s, when the owners of large pastures could not find men to work, they brought men from the rural areas of their own country and neighboring countries to do shepherding. However, when it became difficult to teach these low-level men, most of whom were illiterate, the job, they started to bring educated men to take care of the animals. so that they can do it. However, with more education, the men actually learned animal husbandry and fattening, and later they set up their own businesses and became rivals to the place they left. In the 1900s, animal husbandry developed and grew, so more men were needed, and this time they started to train men who would work for long periods of time. When they lived together in a collective in such a large area for years, they created their own behavioral culture over time and took the name gaucha. Today, in Argentina and neighboring countries, those who ride horses very well, catch animals with a lasso, and take care of the health of animals are called gaucha and are accepted as a profession, meaning gaucha has become a part of the system. The same American cowboys that we know well from American movies. The English meaning of the word “cowboy” is “caw boy”, meaning cattle men, that is, shepherd.

A huge land with no beginning or end passing through the state highway, first information about the family who founded this place, the house they lived in, furniture, the chapel built for the employees, then general information about the environment, then refreshments and wine. We warn you in advance, be careful, do not drink too much and get drunk just because the weather is hot and it is free, we will leave the drunk who loses his temper here. They make their own wine, it was very good. Then you can eat unlimited grilled meat, any part of the animal you want, however cooked you want, and as much wine as you want. When there are tens of thousands of cattle in such a place, there must also be hundreds of horses. Shows with horses have started, these guys are really good for this business.

In the end, the competition they created is to pick up a small flower thrown on a log while galloping and give it to your loved one or propose marriage. If you don’t have these skills, you can’t get a girl or get married. They did every trick in all of them, well done.

Gouchas have the ability to hunt not only their own animals but also other animals. Other animals in the camel family, such as llamas and alpacas, also live here. The feathers of some of these are very valuable. They have developed their own way to catch these wild animals without harming them. They spin a rope with a fist-sized stone at the end and throw it to the animals’ feet. After clipping the animal’s feathers, they release it again after it remains motionless with the rope wrapped around its feet. They developed this light so much and started to control it that they created their own entertainment culture. They wear high-heeled shoes and make sounds in different rhythms by rotating balls made of hard material on the ends of the ropes in the air and touching the ground in a controlled manner. The sounds made when he touches the ground at different intensities while spinning in the air and the sounds made by his heels while dancing at the same time are so harmonious that the men are literally making music. They did this show, I had watched it before, it was a very interesting and impressive show.

Meat and wine, we were full, we watched a great show and that’s okay.

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We are going to the Eva Peron museum;

Fifty years after Evita’s death, the Evita Museum, opened by her granddaughter Cristina Alvarez Rodriguez, was declared a National Historical Monument in 1999.

Evita Museum is a mansion built for the Carabassa family in the first decade of the 20th century. Architect Estanislao Pirovano renovated the mansion in Italian Renaissance styles, and in 1948 it was purchased by the Eva Peron social welfare foundation and allocated as temporary shelter for women and children with no resources.

It was determined as a place where those who are in need and do not have a home can stay for as long as necessary until a job and a home are found. In addition to offering women and children an open door, a place at the table, a clean bed, Evita offered solace and motivation, courage and hope, faith and self-confidence. The walls of this building once echoed with Evita’s powerful voice and the joyful voices of the women and children who took refuge in her.

The museum, consisting of thirteen permanent exhibition rooms and one temporary exhibition room, contains information and pictures about Eva Duarte’s life, from her childhood to her youth, then her life as

Even though he is not liked by some groups, he is one of the combative revolutionary characters that I have always liked personally. It is necessary to read in detail about his life, the things he did, what he could not do, and his dreams.

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We are going to Teatro Colon or Columbus Theatre.

Opera hall in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. According to National Geographic, it is the third best concert hall in the world and is considered among the five best concert halls in the world in terms of acoustics.

Its construction began in 1890, but before some parts were fully completed due to financial difficulties, it was officially opened with Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Aida on May 25, 1908, which coincided with Argentina’s national holiday. It was attacked by anarchists with a bomb in 1910, and was declared a National Historical Monument in 1968. It was restored between 2006 and 2010 and reopened for shows with its hall for 3000 people.

It is one of the world’s most important opera and theater buildings with its exterior architecture and interior design technical features. It is truly a magnificent building, I would like to be a spectator here.

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We are going to the Children’s Republic.

In the city of Manuel B. Gonnet in the La Plata region of Argentina, there is a parliament, government building, courthouse, church, port, theatre, government office, children’s bank, international doll museum, customs office, train station, fire station, gas station, airport, restaurants. , a children’s theme park built in 1/35 scale child-friendly dimensions of public and private institutions such as hotels.

Built on a 52-hectare plot of land, the Children’s Republic town is Latin America’s largest children’s enterprise and the continent’s first theme park complex. It attracted the attention of Walt Disney, who visited here at that time, and inspired the architecture of Disneyland, which was built in 1954.

In 1951, the park was officially opened by then-President Juan Domingo Peron, who explained the purpose of the construction of the Children’s Republic town in his opening speech as follows; “We want to put the child in a fun recreational environment, in direct contact with life. So that when he reaches adulthood, he will be an Argentinian, aware of his duties, rights and obligations.”

Although she worked hard on this project, Eva Peron could not attend the opening due to her illness getting worse and reaching its final stage. Her husband, President Juan Domingo Peron, signed the “Golden Book” on behalf of Eva Peron with the following slogan: “In this Children’s Republic, Argentinian children will be fair, free and sovereign.” “so that they will never accept the exploitation of their brothers, economic subordination and political slavery.”

This place is also known as Eva Peron’s children’s house because she contributed a lot to the construction of this project and could not see it completed even though she wanted to see it completed.

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We go to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, also known as the La Plata Cathedral.

It is one of the largest and most important Catholic Churches in South America, with its magnificent and eye-catching Neo-Gothic architecture and capacity for a thousand people.

In 1884, it contained silver and bronze coins, cards, and inscriptions from Pope Benedict XIII. Its construction began with the placement of a glass jar containing a medallion with Leo’s picture on the foundation. It was opened in 1902, on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the city of Buenos Aires, and began to serve as a Cathedral in 1932.

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We are going to Curutchet House in La Plata;

In 1948, a surgeon, Dr. It is a building with original architecture that Pedro Domingo Curutchet had built by the famous architect Le Corbusier. Designed as a living space, the house consists of a distinctive courtyard connection between the hobby area and the clinic and patient examination room at the back.

This impressive house is a unique architecture that combines traditional house structure and modern style. Additionally, Curutchet House attracts the attention of visitors with its different design.

Built in 1955, the Curutchet House is the only house in the entire Americas designed by French architect Le Corbusier. The construction director is Argentine architect Amancio Williams, a student of Le Corbusier. The architectural style of the house is modern architecture.

The reason why Curutchet House is important is that it is the only project in South America that was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2016. After some elements of the house were renovated, it became an architectural pilgrimage destination for architects from all over the world and especially from Argentina.

From here we go to the Patagonia region of Argentina.

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Hayrettin Kaknici

January 2024

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