If you’ve spent any decent length of time in Argentina, or more specifically Buenos Aires, or have an interest in Argentine Tango, you are bound to have come across lunfardo – the Argentine equivalent of London Cockney slang in the UK – but more elegant.
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When it comes to travel around South America, it’s fair to say I know what I’m talking about. I spent five years travelling the length and breadth of the continent before settling in Argentina for fifteen years — Brazil aside, since they speak Portuguese there. I’ve also spent a good amount of time in Spain, most recently backpacking with my own children along the Costa Dorada.
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