Republica de los Ninos

Today Irene took us to the Republica de los Ninos, the Children’s Republic, a public facility built in the era of Peron, still free of admission fees today. There, a children’s Congress is held once a year, where legislation is proposed, debated and voted on, with the final slate of laws proposed by the children forwarded to the State legislature for formal consideration. In addition to the castles, playgrounds and trains, there is a health clinic, a children’s bank, a chapel, and a radio station. Disneyland was modeled on this project, of course with admission and without the Children´s Congress.