The clubs all around Argentina show extent of Argentina 's economic crisis . People -- often poor and unemployed -- trade food , etc . People are traveling here from other neighborhoods so they can barter too , '' says Juan Maccarone , president of the La Matanza Barter Club . The clubs first opened during Argentina 's 2008 economic meltdown .
The clubs all around Argentina show extent of Argentina 's economic crisis . People -- often poor and unemployed -- trade food , etc . The clubs first opened during Argentina 's 2008 economic meltdown .