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The Indy Eye: Folkhop on the Trains

The Indy Eye: Folkhop on the Trains

Jessie Akin shows a day in the life of a folk-hop band who busk for money on the trains through the suburbs of Buenos Aires.

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VIDEO: Buenos Aires Zombie Parade

VIDEO: Buenos Aires Zombie Parade

Blood flowed freely on the streets of Buenos Aires last Sunday as the annual Zombie Walk brought thousands of people downtown to raise some Hallowe’en hell. The Indy caught the carnage on camera.

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The Indy Eye: Marcha de los Zombies 2011

The Indy Eye: Marcha de los Zombies 2011

Happy Halloween! Zombies invaded Buenos Aires Oct 30 and marched from Plaza San Martin to the Obelisco taking over Calles Florida and Lavalle on the way.

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BA Clubbers’ Newest Best Friend

BA Clubbers’ Newest Best Friend

Have you ever wondered where would be the best place to go out on a Saturday night? Where would have the type of music you like, the kind of people you want to be around? Well wonder no longer, people of Buenos Aires! GEOclubbing guide has come to Argentina!

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Matinee Clubs: Just A Simulation

Matinee Clubs: Just A Simulation

Hike up your black mini sequin skirt, tie up your screen print tee and put on some ankle boots. It is time to go out… just don’t let your parents know. Alexandra N. Katz checks out underage nightclubs – known as ‘matinees’ – in Buenos Aires.

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The Indy Eye: Spring Pillow Fight

The Indy Eye: Spring Pillow Fight

Saturday afternoon, youth gathered in front of the Buenos Aires Planetarium to participate in the Spring Pillow Fight Flash Mob.

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The Indy Eye: Celebration at Velatropa

The Indy Eye: Celebration at Velatropa

Velatropa, the Eco Aldea (Eco Village) hidden in Ciudad Universitaria celebrated its fourth birthday the weekend of 25th July. Photographer Beatrice Murch shares her photographs with our readers here.

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Top 5 Secret Bars

Top 5 Secret Bars

It is well known that Buenos Aires is a nightlife jewel. Portenos and foreigners alike pack up the city’s bars and clubs, pretty much any day, any time. Although I enjoyed spending my first few months discovering fancy bars of Palermo, Recoleta and San Telmo, when a friend of mine dragged me along to a [...]

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VIDEO: Firmat’s Mysterious Swing

VIDEO: Firmat’s Mysterious Swing

Four years ago, in the province of Santa Fe, residents in the city of Firmat noticed a peculiar phenomenon in the playground of one of the plazas…

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Tony and his Crazy Hats

Tony and his Crazy Hats

Sarah van den Boogaard meets with Antonio Valiente, alias Tony, a true phenomenon with his trademark ‘sombreros locos’ at the Mercado de Pulgas.

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