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peppertree

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3. Great photos, Judi. This truly must be like having an occupying enemy governing the country.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 11, 2024, 01:20 PM

Feb 2024

Or Chucky the evil doll - to which Milei bears more than a slight resemblance.

That said, here's a nice slideshow of images published in Life magazine in 1958.

While not a built-up as it is now, the city had grown a lot during the Perón years (1945-55), when working-class Argentines were first able to vacation in large numbers.

Enjoy:

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I honestly feel for them. Biophilic Feb 2024 #1

That was probably not what Argentina really needed from the election, was it? Good grief! He's only begun, too! Judi Lynn Feb 2024 #2

Great photos, Judi. This truly must be like having an occupying enemy governing the country. peppertree Feb 2024 #3