Latin America

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Especially given the circumstances they inherited, and the vicious enemies they had to contend with while doing so (local extremists right and left, the Opus Dei, the Miami exile mafia in Congress and at the State Department, and of course the drug laundry/vulture funds).

On a personal note, I had the chance to visit the building about a decade ago in one of the guided tours they gave tourists back then. At the time, almost none of the Buenos Aires locals (famous for their negativity and cynicism) seemed to believe the cultural center would ever in fact be built. They really did a great job both with the new halls and with restoring the original interiors (they just don't build them like that anymore!).

Thanks for the update, Judi. It's a great compliment for the Argentines coming from Egypt, a country with one of the world's truly monumental cultural legacies.

Here's a recent video clip of the Argentine National Symphony (at 1:00) rehearsing in the new concert hall. Enjoy!