Argentina's national congress [wiki: english, español].
I took this a few weeks ago. There was a smallish group protesting proposed changes to the country's pension system. Given the current political instability, seeing a protest here is not difficult. Here's a couple more pics of the flyers the protesters were launching into the air and scattering on the sidewalks:
Argentina's pensions are a hot topic these days. On Monday president Kirchner announced she would be nationalizing Argentina's private pension system. On Tuesday the local stock market tanked 12% on a day when most world markets were up. This article from the Wall Street Journal gives a good summary in English of what's going on. I have to say, though, their headcut of Cristina looks nothing like her.
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Is the mill of "Confiteria del Molino" still there? If you look high at the building on the corner of Callao and Rivadavia, diagonally from the Congress building, you will see a camera set there by the SIDE (State Information Office) recording the people taking part in demonstrations.
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