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Article: Sleepless in Buenos Aires
- Article from:
- The Spectator
- Article date:
- January 27, 2007
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We arrived in Buenos Aires, my son and I, on the day of a smallish demonstration in the Plaza de Mayo. Our beautiful blonde guide, Valeria, said that where we were, in front of the Pink Palace, was a pretty popular spot for such events. They are sometimes big, noisy, newsworthy affairs and sometimes not so big and barely commented upon. This one, she insisted, despite the gunshots and her sensible refusal to allow my son to leave the car, was 'small to medium'.
'The police fire their guns into the air to keep the protesters calm, ' she explained. 'Best stay here with your mother.' 'And who are the demonstrators exactly?' I asked.
'Oh, all sorts of discontented people. One never quite ...
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