Feria de Mataderos

Today, I ventured to one of the more distant fairs in Buenos Aires, the Feria de Mataderos. About 40 minutes to an hour away by bus, it felt like forever next to what I've become used to! A reminder to me that Buenos Aires is actually quite a big city, despite how close everywhere I need to go is to me.

I always tell people that in my mind, Santiago, Chile (where I was last summer) is much bigger than Buenos Aires. But that's only because I was traveling to the furthest districts of Santiago for work last summer and didn't live super close to anything.

In contrast, here my work lies minutes away from me, and I live close to everything:

A map of Buenos Aires. The dot is approximately where I live, and the fair is where indicated. I have included a rough circle of where my daily activities generally take me for reference.

At the fair, I –

...ate humitas...

...looked at belts...

...and bought some people some very cool things!!! Almost done with all my gift purchases :)))