La Torre Ader in Vicente Lopez, Buenos Aires

On the outskirts of Buenos Aires in the municipality of Vicente Lopez lies a hidden architectural treasure, the Ader Tower named ofter Bernardo Ader french immigrant that did well in Argentina at the beginning of the 20th century.

If you visit Buenos Aires you will see for sure "La torre de los ingleses" in Retiro which was a gift of the English community in Argentina for the 100th anniversary of its independence.

On 1917 Mr. Ader decided to give back to the country where he prospered by building this monument also to commemorate Argentina's independence.

the Tower can be visited daily and on Saturday's they host concerts on its ground floor lobby.

In Passing snapshot - Monumento a los Españoles

Coseup of the "Monumento a los españoles" in Palermo, Buenos Aires

In passing snapshot - the taxi driver monument - Costanera Sur

Buenos Aires is  a city with many parks and greenery, most of them with monuments to heroes or great achievers of the past. I think that this monument to the taxi cab driver, found at the costanera sur is a clear example of common sense, giving homage to people that render a public service and that are an icon of the city.

Paseando por la costanera sur me encontré con este monumento al "Tachero". Me parece una muy buena idea homenajear a las personas comunes que rinden un servicio a la comunidad. A veces hay decenas de monumentos de un mismo procer, o de intelectuales extranjeros que no tienen ningún impacto en la vida cotidiana de los porteños.

At the Malvinas Memorial

In Passing by Retiro the other day I spotted the Malvinas memorial located there, that is normally guarded by static soldiers, at that moment the sun was lighting the Cavanagh building at the background. To take it I had to dodge a tourist guide lecturing to some tourists and wait for some shady caracters that were wandering around, to leave, all this while the sun was rapidly setting. This was the place where an unfortunate photographer was stabbed and killed to rob him of his camera last year.