Casa Rosada (pink house)

It is the seat of the national government. The pink colour was a decision of former president Sarmiento in 1873 to symbolise the union between two pollitical parties, the federal(red)and the unitarian(white). Another theory is that the colour comes from painting the palace with white paint mixed with the blood of cattle, which was a common practicein those days.

Buenos Aires

November 15th 2005
This is probably our last blog before we go to Europe, so drawing from the Roger Dear book of phrases, "like it or lump it!" We arrived around midday, and after checking in at the hostel we went to grab a bit to eat. Maccas was the call for lunch although we got all excited at the sight of Burger King, after not seeing it for eight months. This was our first mistake! It went down well but as Axe f ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires

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

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