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Buenos Aires, Argentina.  For many attendees it was the first time to test the typical Basque stereotypes first hand.  For others, each proposal was a novelty.  Whatever the case, the goal of the BAC is to introduce the culture of Euskal Herria to locals, and on Sunday the achieved and exceeded that.

[Over the past few years, the Zazpirak Bat Basque club in Gral. Las Heras has become a reference for Basque rural sports.  That is why they were the ones in charge of organizing the championships.  The competitions included chopping logs with an ax (Aizkora or Aizkol Jokoa) or with a chain saw which caught the attention of those present (photoEuskalKultura.com)]

[When it was time to test their strength, everyone was ready, especially the smaller children which made it an especially attractive activity (photoEuskalKultura.com)]

[Some sports weren’t easily practiced during the festival, but they were still present at the Sports Booth (photoEuskalKultura.com)]

[Typical Basque houses (baserriak or farmhouses) were also at the festival thanks to an exhibit by Juan Carlos Ibarrola from the Iparraldeko Euskal Etxea and the Arturo Campion Center for Basque Studies (photoEuskalKultura.com)]

[Some Basque visitors from Europe were also in attendance.  Among them, and after having presented his book Amerikanuak at various Basque clubs was photographer Kepa Etchandy from Baiona who also went to the Avenida de Mayo.  In the photo Kepa Etchandy with Norma Rios (photoEuskalKultura.com)]

[There were also various types of crafts available to the public with Basque motifs or Basque inspired, like the jewelry created by Silvia Azpiazu (photoEuskalKultura.com)]

[Don’t forget the Basque-Arrecifes crafts (photoEuskalKultura.com)]

[The Basque club libraries also do a lot of work for the culture by preserving and disseminating the legacy of Basques in Argentina.  Writer Toti Martinez de Lezea also visited the Publications Booth and spoke with Maria Ester Arrondo (photoEuskalKultura.com)]

[The claim for the rights of Basque prisoners was also present at the BAC.  The Euskal Presoak flag was present all afternoon (photoEuskalKultura.com)]

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