Walking around the San Telmo market in Buenos Aires jet- lagged and wet I was finding it hard to lift the camera to my face. It showered again for the fourth time and we stepped under a tarp for shelter.
The thing was it was an original. Rare right?
A gaucho sits on a log against a tree, eating meat from an asado (barbecue). San Antonio de Areco is located 110km from the city of Buenos Aires and is known for it's colonial buildings and Gauchos, the cowboys of Argentina.
A young gaucho sits, deep in thought, in the town of San Antonio de Areco, Argentina. San Antonio de Areco is located 110km from the city of Buenos Aires and is known for it's colonial buildings and Gauchos, the cowboys of Argentina.
An eldely gaucho looks into the camera in the town of San Antonio de Areco, Argentina. San Antonio de Areco is located 110km from the city of Buenos Aires and is known for it's colonial buildings and Gauchos, the cowboys of Argentina.
A close up showing some of a gaucho's traditional clothing. The belt is called a riestra and is covered with coins.
A handmade horse's stirrup on a gaucho's horse, in San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. San Antonio de Areco is located 110km from the city of Buenos Aires and is known for it's colonial buildings and Gauchos, the cowboys of Argentina.
A close up of a the head of a gaucho's horse, showing the hand made bridle (the name of this part of the bridle is 'frontera'). San Antonio de Areco is located 110km from the city of Buenos Aires and is known for it's colonial buildings and Gauchos, the cowboys of Argentina.
Los Principios is one of the oldest bars in the town of San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It moved to this location in 1920 and every detail has been lovingly preserved.
The interior of the 200 year old Boliche de Bessonart, San Antonio de Areco. A Boliche is a traditional bar, and this is one of the oldest in the town.