{"id":505,"date":"2024-02-16T19:52:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T18:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bacacay.es\/?page_id=505"},"modified":"2025-06-18T06:46:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T04:46:24","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bacacay.es\/en\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are Alejandro and Laura, an Argentine-Spanish couple who have been living in Spain for a long time. In 2022, together with Javier at the salon, we set up <a href=\"https:\/\/bacacay.es\/en\/\">Bacacay<\/a>a project that keeps us connected to our roots and who we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-tw-rounded-corners\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/bacacay.es\/media\/BACACAY-EVENTO-0047-edited-e1709654408342.webp\" alt=\"About us, Full Argentinean Parrillada served at Bacacay Parrilla: juicy meat, chorizo criollo, blood sausage and grilled vegetables.\" class=\"wp-image-645\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bacacay.es\/media\/BACACAY-EVENTO-0047-edited-e1709654408342.webp 1200w, https:\/\/bacacay.es\/media\/BACACAY-EVENTO-0047-edited-e1709654408342-768x394.webp 768w, https:\/\/bacacay.es\/media\/BACACAY-EVENTO-0047-edited-e1709654408342-18x9.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-accent-background-color has-background is-style-dots\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f194bcfb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/bacacay.es\/media\/adorno-flash-01.svg\" alt=\"flash ornament 01\" class=\"wp-image-562\" style=\"width:28px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">What is Bacacay and who are we?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"14\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/bacacay.es\/media\/adorno-flash-02.svg\" alt=\"ornament flash 02\" class=\"wp-image-561\" style=\"width:28px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A name is <em><strong>identity<\/strong><\/em>. When this project began, it was clear to us. How important it is to have a name that represents you and that, when you hear it, also sounds \"at home\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Bacacay\" was a battle between Brazil and Argentina near the river of the same name. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Uruguayan and Argentine historiography, the name of the toponym Bacacay or Bacaca\u00ed has been generalized, although Vacaca\u00ed is more correct since it is a Spanish compound word (<a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vaca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cow<\/a>) and Guarani&nbsp;<em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuerno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I fell<\/a>)<\/em>&nbsp;which can be translated as 'cow's horn' (being&nbsp;<em>I fell<\/em>&nbsp;'horn'). In Brazil the spelling is maintained&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R%C3%ADo_Vacaca%C3%AD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vacaca\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But above all, \"Bacacay\" is a street in Buenos Aires where we were happy. And we are transferring that happiness to what is now our home. Trying that all the good things that came from there, also arise in Alicante.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Bacacay is a battle,<br>Bacacay is a book<br>Bacacay is a stream in the Guaran\u00ed language.<br>Bacacay is a street in Buenos Aires where the best happened. Where we received friends, family, entertained, celebrated...<br>Now Bacacay is once again our home in Alicante, where we light the fire to receive you as many times as necessary.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Somos Alejandro y Laura, una pareja argentina-espa\u00f1ola que llevamos ya muuucho tiempo en Espa\u00f1a. En 2022, junto a Javier en la sala, montamos Bacacay,\u00a0 un proyecto que nos mantiene en conexi\u00f3n con nuestras ra\u00edces y sobre qui\u00e9nes somos. \u00bfQu\u00e9 es Bacacay y qui\u00e9nes somos? Un nombre es identidad. Cuando comenz\u00f3 este proyecto lo tuvimos claro. 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