Obelisco and Buenos Aires Zoo

Obelisco & Zoo

I ventured to the classic image of Buenos Aires- the Obelisco! It was built to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first founding of the city of Buenos Aires. It's in the middle of the the street called 9 de Julio which is supposed to be one of the biggest streets in the world. To cross the street it usually takes about 4 stops. After the Obelisco we ventured to the Buenos Aires zoo which ended up being free for us because we are students! ay ay ay! The zoo was pretty cool and has any animal you can imagine in it. I also got to see my first ant eater as well as some other random animals that are specific to South America. Really cool!

This poor little guy thought we were going to feed him, hence the open mouth

Hyena with his lunch

Flamingos and more of the zoo

An anteater-- never have seen one in real life!

A view of one part of the zoo

Llama at the zoo!

Me in front of Argentina's mini "Arc de Triomphe"

9 de Julio- one of the largest cross sections in the world

Me in front of the Obelisco

The Obelisco in all of its glory