Una vez le pregunté a un amigo que haces en Instagram? Y me dijo vos ocúpate de tu vida que yo me ocupo de la vida de los demás y siguió scrolleando
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And Buenos Aires was known as "the Paris of South America". This is Avenida de Mayo looking towards Congress in 1918:
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Reminder that Argentina was once one of the richest nations on Earth and a rival of the U.S. - hence the common phrase, "as rich as an Argentine".
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Some incredible facts about the Argentinian economy in the early 20th century:
✅ As rich as the U.S. per capita at the turn of the century
✅ Top 10 wealthiest nations globally per capita by 1914
✅ GDP grew 6% annually during the 43 years to 1914 (fastest in the world)
✅ Argentinian exports peaked at ~4% of world trade during the 1920s
✅ Argentina was still as rich as much of Europe as late as 1950
