Demonstration

Week One in Buenos Aires

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June 10th 2005
I have arrived safe and well in Buenos Aires. My plane flew in at 5pm on Monday night. I couldn´t see anything coming in because the air was so thick with what I thought was rain. It turned out to be the humidity. When I took my first breaths outside, the air was thick and smelt spicy, like cigars. This could have been because I was walking in the smoke trail of someone actually smoking a cigar ... 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