Monday, July 9th, 2007...5:19 pm
Snow in Buenos Aires!
Buenos Aires sees its first snow for 89 years
For the first time since 1918, a whole 89 years ago, it is snowing in the city of Buenos Aires.
Today, July 9th, is the official independence day of Argentina. But, people seem to be celebrating the rare occurrence of snow in the city a lot more. I guess that independence day happens every year, whereas snowfall in Buenos Aires literally is a once in a lifetime thing!
Back in 1918, the snowfall looked like this, creating an idyllic scene in Plaza de Mayo:
This is what it looks like today, in Plaza Almagro, Buenos Aires:
And of course, the kids here in BA are having the time of their lives…
Finally, this being the modern Argentina, we can even have the pleasure of watching it snow in Buenos Aires in an online video, thanks to YouTube:
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