I am currently living in La Plata, a university town that is an hour bus ride from Buenos Aires. It is a fascinating little city, and being a university town, finds itself a cultural center which draws people to study and live here from all over Argentina and south America. It's history is also fascinating since it has always been a university town and therefore was hit harder than any other part of the country during the repressive dictatorships (or "dirty war" if you will, though they do not call it that) in the 1970's and 1980's.

Recently I came upon a JEWEL of a place here that is worth the visit if you are in Buenos Aires, or make it to La Plata. It is called La Casa Anahi and is a house that has remained in the shambles it was left in after an attack (with the intent to kill) by the government in 1976. The house was hiding an underground, subversive printing press in the back and was besieged and broken by security forces. And remains in that condition today, maintained as a memory of the terror caused by the dictatorship.

House is open only Saturdays between 2-5 to the public, and the tours are in Spanish though I do believe there is a person volunteering there for a while who speaks English. The message will get through dispute any language barrier.

It is located on 30th st. between 55th and 56th. La Plata is set up completely in grid, and is easy to maneuver (another reason to visit!). I would really encourage any one interested in Argentine history to go and take a look at this little known jewel, and at La Plata in general. I think you will be plesently suprised.