Metres from the ornate facades and posh cafes of Retiro, one of the wealthiest districts in the city of Buenos Aires, lies Villa 31, a sea of ramshackle brick hovels with aluminium roofs. Villa 31's central site makes it unique, but similar shantytowns, or villas mtserias, are common in the Argentine capital. According to techos, a non-profit organisation, there are 56 informal settlements in the city. Despite strong economic growth, the population in such settlements rose by 50% between 2001 and 2010. This is largely because many of the residents work informally, and are therefore unable to secure the documents needed to rent outside the villas. An estimated 10% of the city's population lives in shantytowns.
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机译：31号别墅（Retiro）是布宜诺斯艾利斯（Buenos Aires）市最富有的地区之一，其华丽的外墙和豪华的咖啡厅均位于数米之遥，别墅31是一片摇摇欲坠的铝屋顶棚屋。 Villa 31的中心地带使其独一无二，但类似的棚户区或mtserias别墅在阿根廷首都很常见。据非营利组织techos称，该市有56个非正式住区。尽管有强劲的经济增长，但在2001年至2010年期间，此类住区的人口增长了50％。这主要是因为许多居民从事非正式工作，因此无法获得在别墅外租房所需的文件。该市估计有10％的人口居住在棚户区。
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