Argentina’s oldest favela to be revamped
3,210 views · Published 21 July 2017 · 1:02 · Indexed 30 October 2026
Channel: AFP News Agency · 2017 · Howto & Style
The oldest favela in Buenos Aires, with its muddy streets, brick houses and lack of basic amenities, is separated from the capital’s most exclusive neighbourhoods only by a busy highway. However, a construction project, trying to “formalize” and renovate the neighbourhood Villa 31, which is largely made up of emigrants from Peru, Paraguay and Bolivia, is now underway.
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