Summer in Mar Del Plata

I've never been one for the beach so the whole social phenomenon of the summer balnearios is something I view more anthropologically than hedonistically. Above is Playa Varese in Mar Del Plata. This was taken the day after Christmas. I reckon about now there's three times this number on the beach.


In the 1950s Peron transformed the once exclusive town into a beach resort for the masses. Unions remain strong in Argentina and many have their own hotels in Mardel, like this one for a miners worker union.



Oddly for a beach town, most of the houses seem to have an alpine theme.


MDQ Rocks! [mdq is their airport code]


There's also a lot of buildings from the 1960s with this pixelated tile style that totally needs to be revived.


A big thing is to rent your own tent at one of the beaches.

After the beach is common for people to go to the theatre. There's no Cirque du Soleil here. Most of the shows tend to involve fat, funny men paired with sexy, nearly naked ladies. A lot of big name Argentine actors [like Francella and Suar, above] pack up their shows on Avenida Corrientes and spend the summer putting on their show on the coast.

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