Overview
- Organizers confirm the capybara built in Altos de San Lorenzo will be burned in the early hours of Jan. 1, 2026 as part of La Plata’s annual tradition.
- Kim’s father, Marcos Gómez, shared the tribute on Instagram and invited neighbors to a Dec. 28 gathering during the family’s first holiday season without her.
- He thanked the Grupo Artístico Autodidacta Muñequero for constructing the giant figure.
- Kim was killed earlier this year after being dragged for about 15 blocks when thieves stole her mother’s car in La Plata, with two adolescents implicated.
- A recent judicial ruling keeps the 14-year-old accused detained in a youth institute until reaching majority as the case sustains debate on juvenile crime and justice in Argentina.