A Disused Historic Home in Argentina’s Cowboy Country Becomes a Young Family’s Rural Refuge

It had all the right original details for their dream renovation, but first they had to convince the feuding owners to sell it.
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The ground is parched and dusty in the old quarter of San Antonio de Areco as we pull into Julián Benedit Prebisch and Micaela Suide’s home for an asado, or Argentine barbecue. All is quiet except for buzzing bees and chirping cicadas.

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Vanessa Bell
Vanessa Bell writes for various publications on Buenos Aires lifestyle, fashion, design, and food.