30 Años y Aún 30,000 Desaparecidos

For only having one week in Buenos Aires, we encountered a variety of exciting events. The most memorable of those was definitely the march marking 30th anniversary of the coup on March 24, 1976, that led to the horrific military dictatorship in which over 30,000 people disappeared.



The Plaza de Mayo was filled with thousands of people. The surrounding streets, which spread out from the plaza like the spokes of a wheel were also filled. I can´t imagine the number of people...but easily over 50,000.

Groups ranged from teachers unions to dancing schools. Everyone and every aspect of life was deeply impacted by the dictatorships. Although the heart of the demonstration was a little uncomfortable due to the amuont of people, it was very peaceful.





The vistas ranged from large puppets, to children in bands, to a long sheet with pictures of nearly all 30,000 of the disappeared. The sheet continued for several blocks.





It was an amazing experience. Painful in many ways because it is still so unresolved and fresh, but an uplifting experience of hope overall.



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Graffiti

Like the human outline above, which says "Presente," we saw several interesting graffitis.