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Buenos Aires – Capital of Culture

(l-r) Kayla Bullard, Morgan Cartier, Caleigh Cornell, Emily Reep, Asia Brown and Samantha Ridgway stand in front of the Centro Naval, the naval officers club at the corner of Florida and Córdoba down from the famous Galerías Pacífico shopping center. We had just gotten to the Claridge Hotel about 11 a.m. and decided to go for a walk to see the neighborhood. On cover (l-r), front row: Caroline Racher, Kayla Bullard, Rylan Coglaiti, Lindsay Peterson, Morgan Cartier. Second row: Megan Allen (red scarf), Emily Reep, Samantha Ridgway, Micah Johnston, Stephen Horne. Back row: Asia Brown, Samantha Clark, Caleigh Cornell.

At the end of Calle Florida …

The Naval Center’s bronze sea god in a Spanish galleon announces triumph through a conch shell; José Echeverría was an Argentine poet, fiction writer, and political activist who played a significant role in Argentine literature; the emblem of the Retiro neighborhood in the Plaza San Martin.

(L-r) Kayla Bullard, Emily Reep, Asia Brown, Samantha Ridgway, Caleigh Cornell and Morgan Cartier stand in front of the monument to José de San Martín, considered the Father of his Country for the many battles of liberation he fought.

We’re enjoying the sunny day.

On San Martín’s monument: A warrior with an eagle, his wife, María de los Remedios de Escalada and a straight-on view of the monument.

On the last page: Micah Johnston takes notes during the Crash Course in Argentine Spanish; Kayla, Morgan, Caleigh, Emily, Asia and Samantha enjoy the park adjoining the Plaza San Martín; the lobby of the Hotel Claridge; Palacio Paz, across the street from Plaza San Martín; and media lunas.