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02/09/2010
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Una ciudad (Buenos Aires) y una estancia (Don Manuel): eso fue lo “poco” que conocimos de Argentina. Pero, cómo ya hemos comprobado con otros viajes, por “poco” que conozcamos de un lugar, es mucho lo que la gente del lugar nos enseña. Una de las primeras cosas que aprendimos de los argentinos es que están muy orgullosos de dónde provienen. Nuestra anfitriona nos había escrito una semblanza de Buenos Aires: de su origen, de su cultura, de sus matices, de sus cosas […]. Eso nos habla del orgullo y la alegría que una persona siente al hablar de su país y al querer transmitirlo a seres humanos de otras culturas. Después conocimos varias cosas que hacen felices a los argentinos: los deportes ecuestres (cómo el pato y el polo); el futbol (tuvimos la fortuna de asistir a un juego del River Plate vs Rosario, dónde atestiguamos la pasión de las famosas barras argentinas); y nos recordaron la importancia de la familia compartiendo los domingos a la mesa, disfrutando de un buen asado.

Pablo, our host and famous blogger asked the people in Argentina via his blog, Unblogged, what he should get us to eat. 95% said ASADO! Argentinian barbecue! Yeah! Thank you Pablo!

Pablo unblogging in Argentina

Barbecue argentin

 

En el estadio del River Plate... A punto de que empiece el segundo tiempo. Las barras se preparan para apoyar a sus equipos; es una noche humeda en Buenos Aires; y nosotros disfrutamos del juego!

El Estadio

Big sports in Argentina are polo and pato, both played on horses. These sports are a huge part of life here, producing some of the best players in the world. Kelly and Antonio are giving pato a try today.

 

Pato

We just played a traditional sport of Argentina. It's like polo except you throw a ball around and score through a hoop. It used to be played with a live duck back in the day... Thank god that's not the case any more! 
It's the most fun I've ever had playing a sport! The adrenaline rush you get when you have the ball in one hand and the reins in the other and you canter ahead with the goal in view... It's exhilarating!

Pato!

 


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