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We’re away until January 6, but we’re reposting some of our favorite pieces from 2019. Enjoy your holiday!

Hebe Uhart. Photo: Agustina Fernández.

In section 16, grave 34 of the Chacarita Cemetery in Buenos Aires, pumpkins and tomatoes now grow. Pumpkins and tomatoes, just

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