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More Rantings From Buenos Aires

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June 26th 2005
My three weeks here in Buenos Aires seems to have flown by. It seems like only yesterday that I left Melbourne and the six months I´ll be spending in South America doesn´t seem like the huge amount of time that it first did. My life in Buenos Aires revolves around Spanish classes at the moment. I´m enrolled in a school in the city, in one of the main streets. After a brief test (which I flunke ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more