In the Footsteps Of Dictators & the Auschwitz of Argentina -Private Walking Tour

“Become an eyewitness to an obscure period of our history and have a unique experience with the dark side of Argentina”
Visit an ex-Clandestine Center of Detention, Torture and Annihilation often called the Auschwitz of Argentina.
As your guide, Elisa, is a living history, she will tell you the interesting facts you need to know to understand the worst, most brutal and most violent dictatorship in Argentinean history. She is willing to share with you what it was like to live through that dark period in Argentina’s history.
Take an opportunity to learn from the mistakes of the past and educate yourself on one of the lesser-known horrors of history.

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Itinerary
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Stop At: Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal District

You will explore the following:

An ex-Clandestine Center, often called the Auschwitz of Argentina.
Memorial plaques of the disappeared people.
Incredible murals (paintings & graffiti) on the topic. You’ll come to understand the stories of the individuals, their history, and the struggles they represent.
A Clandestine Center of Detention, Torture and Annihilation was a place dedicated to the kidnapping and torture of suspected dissidents. They functioned during the last military dictatorship that took place in Argentina from 1976 to 1983.
This massive complex contained areas where political prisoners were detained and barbarously tortured.You won’t be touring the areas that are closed while archaeological techniques of restoration, conservation, and evidence-gathering work proceeds. But the most interesting things, for the most part, are easily seen from the outside.
These terrible places are important for understanding Argentina, and are a visceral depiction of the wide reach of the military dictatorship in its ability to terrorize the local population. The kidnapped people were systematically dehumanized; they experienced atrocities and lived in terrible conditions. All the while, they dreaded the infamous “transfer” – military speak for execution; some of them were then dumped into the ocean from airplanes.

As your guide, Elisa, is a living history, she will depict the facts you need to know to understand the worst, most brutal and most violent dictatorship in Argentinean history. She is willing to share with you what it was like to live through that dark period in Argentina’s history.
She will also talk about a couple of the worst aspects of the dictatorship: the systematic theft of babies from their imprisoned mothers and the Nazi ideology that permeated the military and security forces. And, finally, you will hear some recorded testimonies.

FOR:
People who like history.
People concerned about human rights violations.
Intellectually curious travelers.
Students.
Not for children.

At the end of the tour your guide will be happy to help flag you down a taxi and tell the driver where to take you to get back to your accommodation or wherever you wish to go.

Availability: Tours run Monday through Friday (except on holidays). On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays the Memorial Park is closed.

Note: Since this is a short walk and not a strenuous one, it is a great idea to combine it with our Buenos Aires Off the Beaten Track Tour - Caballito Through the Ages -



Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes