Once the westward edge of a growing metropolis, Floresta was built around the ever growing railroad system that now connects the humid port city of Buenos Aires to the rest of the country???spanning as far west as the Andes mountains and as far south as the Antarctic circle. Floresta is a working class neighborhood, whose streets are filled with the smells of its Sicilian, Spanish and French heritages. Pasta shops, artisanal ice cream stores, butcher shops, bakeries, farmer markets and spice shops fill the streets of this quiet enclave in Buenos Aires. While the city center experiences the hustle and bustle of day-to-day city living, Floresta maintains the traditions of the siesta and merenda of quotidian life. Each Sunday, pasta and sauces are handmade by caring arthritic hands of gran