Under the sun
In Buenos Aires, like in everywhere, there are lovers of tanned skin. When September begins, even if the temperature is under 13º C and the wind blows strong, the first –the fanatics– reckon the season has started and they look for the nearest square for sunbathing.
Summer, of course, enhances the phenomenon. Some are very serious about it: they wear their bikinis or shorts under the street cloth, take the sun lotion, the folding chairs, something to read, a bottle of cold water and snacks; on the square grass they behave exactly like on the beach sand.
Other are opportunistic. Office workers, for instance, invade the parks at lunch time. Men take off their shirts and lie on their jackets; women roll up sleeves and tuck up skirts; for half an hour they absorb the radiation that comes from the sun after an eight minutes space travel.
Out of shyness, or because humans are gregarious, sunbathers congregate in some green areas, and it is rarer to see them in the smaller neighbourhood squares. Among many, two of the most visited places during the solar season are Park Las Heras (Las Heras and Coronel Díaz avenues) and the ravine at San Martín Square (Avenida del Libertador and San Martín).
What place in the city do you recommend for sunbaths?
Enero 21, 2008 a las 5:04 Editar
Park Las Heras really looks like the beach on summer. Families, beatufil girls, vendors…