A Chunk of Chile with a Dash of South America

Living and travelling in South America from our base in Chile since 1997. I have personally experienced the extremes here, living in a shed without a bathroom in a poor dangerous part of town to the other extreme of having an elegant dinner with the President at the palace. This blog is about things that I have done or that have caught my attention here as well as travel information that may be useful.

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Saturday, June 20, 2009

Steel Flower of Buenos Aires Video

One of the latest icons of Buenos Aires is the gigantic steel flower called Floralis Generica. Created in 2002 and weighing in at 18 tonnes its petals are open during the day and then close again at night. Since this work of art now appears on many postcards to do with the city, you may want to put it on your Must Visit List while in the city.

For photos and more information about Floralis Generica, including the 4 special nights its petals are open, check out: The Steel Flower of Buenos Aires.

Meanwhile here is the video I took as we walked around the entire sculpture to give you an idea of the size of it and also the surrounding areas in the background.

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