Hello people,
El reportero aventurero strikes back again....
I was supposed to tell you about the amazing hikes and views from the Argentinian Patagonia but what Argentina is living in this moment makes me consider today´s post, so I will tell you some inside news about what is going on here.
I believe you all know the basis of the conflict, that opposes the governement and the agricultural associantions and unions as the Gov is rising a 44% the taxes on the exportation on the agricultural goods. Agricultural unions are blocking the main roads so no goods come to the markets. You will have all information in any international newspaper and I am not going to take any political position as I am just a witness of what is going on.
What I am going to do is to tell you how people live this conflict. It is said that Argentina has a psycologist for every 900 persons and inside every argentinian there is a footbal coach and a politician, so they are more than happy to discuss about politics.
It is amazing that with everyone I have discussed it is against the Gov, I have discussed with some high business guys, some well-off people and some people on the streets, as well as the taxi drivers. They are all againts them and they all say that this crisis might lead to the fall of the Gov.
Maybe this is by the fact that I B.Aires the gov didn´t win the elections (as well as in all main cities of Argentina), but I still haven´t found anyone for the mesures taking by the Gov
In the other hand you might see thousands of people at the plaza the Mayo, supporting the Gov, well, I have been told that this people come from the rural villages and that everything is paid for them if they come to the capital to support and to make noise, Today we saw a really huge demonstration that it very like the times where Evita was alive. I was lucky to feel the Peronismo way of acting. Very popular, populist and always showing off their power and talking about the people and about the argentinian nation. Something historical!!
It is now when you feel how easy is to manipulate the voters.
Well, what is funny is that tomorrow there is another parade but this time is againts the Gov, organized by the countryside people. We will see what happens. Last week some people come to boicot it and there were riots around the obelisc square
The only thing I do not want to happen is that like in the last big strike in 1976 everything will end in a "coup d´etat" (golpe de estado), This country is so rich and the people so nice that it deserves something better.
Sorry for the political posts but its amazing to see how Argentinians are into politics and we will see what happens.
The facts that might interest.
Some markets don´t have meat
prices have increased a lot
they want to start measuring how many milk people buy
It is raining very hard today
We will go to the countryside so I will have a deepper insight.
The Alfajores are amazing
and I don´t go back to work!!!
Besos a todos and have a good day.
Pb
It is really amazing to one of the 2 glaciers of the world that is still growing. The effect of growing sometimes makes also that huge blocks of ice fall into the lake.
The arm of the glacier seen from the boat
Me at the view point before starting the ice trekking.
Here having a whisky at the Glacier... with Francois
