Argentina: Portrait of a piquetero with big smile en radiant eyes, during a block, blockade of a major road in the center of the capital Buenos Aires. This action is intended to enforce of social benefit and to ask for work, dignity and social change in times of political and economic crisis. The word piquetero is a neologism in the Spanish of Argentina. It comes from piquete (in English, picket), that is, its specific meaning as a standing or walking demonstration of protest in a significant spot. A piquetero is a member of a political faction whose primary modus operandi is based in the piquete. The piquete is an action by which a group of people blocks a road or street with the purpose of demonstrating and calling attention over a particular issue or demand.

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