Gudrun's photos with the keyword: Buenos Aires

Carrito cartonero

25 Jan 2015 9 8 1028
Scan of a photo made with a simple analogue point and shoot. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLGWhWBSU8I After the crash 2001 more Porteños than before were reduced to poverty. To survive many started collecting paper in the more affluent parts of the city. Now they are organized in cooperatives, coming into the city at night, collecting all sort of reusable rubbish. Picture in Picture!

Gracias Madres!

23 Jan 2015 6 12 993
The white headscarves of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo are painted on the ground where the mothers of the "Desaparecidos" have been marching weekly since 1977.

Puente Transbordador

23 Jan 2015 10 11 921
Puente Transbordador Nicolás Avellaneda, seen here from La Boca, spans Rio Riachuelo in Buenos Aires. Directly behind is the newer road bridge Nicolás Avellaneda, opened in 1940. The transporter bridge was opened in 1914 and stayed in operation until the 1960s. In 1999 it was declared a Monumento Histórico Nacional. Wiki (spanish)