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Contrafrente

Contrafrente
Apartment buildings have to leave a space on the inside of the block [manzana] which is called the lung [pulmon]. In real estate parlance these rear-facing apartments are referred to as contrafrente [against the front]. They tend to be a lot quieter. I love going over to friends' apartments that are contrafrente and seeing the hidden views of the city.
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1 comments:

NeverWriteItDown said...

Love this and the story behind it. It is one of those pictures I could look at (and have) for a very long time, studying the details.

March 21, 2009 7:15 PM

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