Qué quilombo – if you’ve been in Argentina long enough, chances are you’ve heard this phrase used by many a frustrated local. The subte is packed to overflowing? Qué quilombo. Can’t cut across the Plaza de Mayo because of another protest? Qué quilombo. Translated loosely as “what a mess” and formerly used pejoratively to mean …
Chris Barrett 
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