The birthplace of Argentine revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara has been put up for sale in the Argentine city of Rosario.
Current owner Francisco Farruggia said he had bought the 240 sq m (2,580 sq ft) apartment in a neo-classical style building in the city centre in 2002.
He said he had wanted to turn it into a cultural centre, but the plan never materialised.
Che Guevara was born in a wealthy middle class family in 1928, but was later radicalised by the poverty and hunger he witnessed in South America.
He played a key role in the Cuban revolution in 1953-59, which overthrew dictator Fulgencio Batista.
Che Guevara then expressed his desire to spread revolution across South America and other developing nations.
From Cuba he travelled to Bolivia to lead forces rebelling against the government of President René Barrientos Ortuño.
With US assistance, the Bolivian army captured Che Guevara and his remaining fighters. He was executed on 9 October 1967 in the village of La Higuera, and his body was buried in a secret location. (BBC)
Comments