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Buenos Aires

Casa Rosada [Pink House], the Presidential Palace in Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires.

The peculiar colour of the commander-in-chief's home is probably related to the tradition of painting important buildings with a wash composed partly of bull's blood, though some think that the colour was first conceived by President Sarmiento in order to make peace between the Federalists [favourite colour red] and the Unitarists [white]. Free guided tours of the palace are given in English on some afternoons, check time and day locally.

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