from Salta to Cafayate

ARGENTINA...civilisation again!!

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May 3rd 2007
I was sad to leave Bolivia as I really enjoyed my time there and loved the place because it was so different to anywhere I had ever been - more the third world country I had been expecting. Stepping over the border into Argentina made me realise just how we had been living for the last six weeks and how much more civilised Argentina is!!!! Seriously it was mad that just 500m over the border there ... read more

South America » Argentina » Salta

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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