I am writing a short story and need help in finding and describing a city along the Río de la Plata. It needs to allow for a middle to lower middle class area and a place where familirs would have been permitted to visit the beach/shore. Furthermore, it needs to be a place where one can imagine, or maybe it did happen, in which remains of the disappeared, those killed in death flight, would/could be found.
I am considering Quilmes but also La Platas, Punta Piedras, and Samborombon. Pretty much any city in which remains from death flights were known to wash up or could wash up.
If you know of such accounts or have any details/images of the city or shore, or know where I can find them, that date back to about 1977-1983, please let me know. I am needing to describe the setting and events in a particular city but I'm struggling to find sources online.
If you feel that a better understanding of the story would help you to lead me towards sources that will help build the setting and get historical facts straight, please let me know and I'm more than willing to send the synopsis.
Thank you in advance.
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Here is a link to what I am trying to accomplish. If you have images, resources or anything that can help me in accomplishing my goal, please put them in the comments or send me a message.
Thank you.