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The Canals of Tigre  
   

The Canals of Tigre

We didn't talk about our day trip to Tigre, but it was beautiful. Billed as the "Venice of South America", it is a northern suburb of Buenos Aires situated on the delta of the Parana River. Nice little canals weave their way through the town and residents use their boats as the primary way of getting around.
Last Tango in South America

December 22nd 2005
December 2, 2005 (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Sean: Well we made it out of Bolivia, which is more than we can say for Ernesto “Che” Guevara as he met his demise at the hands of the Bolivian Army while training the people there for a Cuban style revolution. Unfortunately for him, the climate wasn’t as amenable to his tactics and the pesky CIA lent their skills to the Bolivian government. The ... read more
South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires

Argentine Flag 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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