Fiebre de fútbol

Arriving in Buenos Aires just as the national team defeated Mexico in the World Cup granted the opportunity to experience the South American passion for the round-ball version of football which has become everyone's favourite over the past while.

The Plaza de la Republica seemed to be the convergance point of the streams of peoople flowing through the streets - the result a heaving, chanting mass of blue and white holding up traffic at one of the city's biggest intersections. Not that anyone seemed to mind - every person was making as much noise as was within their capabilities, and this by no means ruled out getting on the horn, something every driver in the city was doing gleefully.