Neuquén, between an empty city in the morning and locro at noon

This Wednesday May 1, the streets of Neuquén were emptyis that due to the holiday of Labor Day The activities were almost non-existent. However, starting at noon it was possible to see how the people of Neuquén went out to look for the traditional Argentine locro to commemorate this heartfelt date.

As is customary, the businesses did not raise their blinds and, except for essential activities, there was no attention. Large and small stores decided to keep their doors closed to the public, as established by work agreements.

Although there was no metered parking charge, there were few vehicles that circulated on the streets, as well as public transportation that operated with a frequency similar to that of a Sunday. Meanwhile, Citizen Service line 147 was out of operation this May 1, but Civil Protection line 103 remains in service, 24 hours a day.

Look how the city was during the morning:

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Sebastian Fariña Petersen

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Sebastian Fariña Petersen

It wasn’t until around noon that the majority of Neuquéns began to leave their homes to look for the traditional locro which was sold in delicatessens and restaurants, whose portion in the city It costs between 6,000 to 10,000 pesos.

In each neighborhood, social organization or club they announced that they were going to prepare locro to entertain the workers and raise funds at the same time. Like all food products and all types, the value of locro doubled its cost compared to May 1 of last year, when some places sold it for 2,500 pesos per portion.

There were also those people who decided to roll up their sleeves and do this themselves. traditional argentine dishHow much does it cost to prepare locro at home? Like all food products – and those that are not too – they suffered a great increase in their values and This year to make a locro for a family of six diners it took about 30 thousand pesos.