The Pink House

In the USA, our president lives in the White House. Here in Buenos Aires, he lives in the Casa Rosada, aka the “Pink House.”

Back when Duarte was in power, his beloved wife, Evita, would address her adoring public from the windows on the first floor.

During the pandemic, people began leaving stones around the base of the statue you see here to commemorate those who lost their live to Covid. The stones are now behind a plexiglas barrier, and remain as a touching memorial to a difficult time.

As for the white tent, a group of indigenous people have been waiting here to have an audience with the president for over two years. I asked our guide about it, but she didn’t have much more info to offer.Lue lisää