Squatting in Argentina

Squatting in Argentina is the occupation of derelict buildings or unused land without the permission of the owner.

After the 1998–2002 Argentine great depression, 311 worker cooperatives set up across the country as people squatted and re-opened businesses.

Buenos Aires began to industrialize from the 1930s onwards and areas such as Villa Paraíso were squatted becoming shanty towns.

[1] In the greater metropolitan area there are squatted informal settlements such as Barrio San Jorge.

[5] One well-known example is Villa 31 in Buenos Aires, which was founded when Polish migrants occupied derelict railway buildings in the 1930s.