Vamos River Plate

We had to start somewhere...

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November 5th 2007
Well here we are at the start of our five months in Argentina. Arrived in BA after an overnight flight from the UK, leaving behind the autumn and swapping it for warm (hot?) spring sunshine. Staying at a bed and breakfast in Palermo Hollywood for three nights. Spent the first day doing a bit of a local orientation and doing as the Portenos do - sitting outside a cafe and watching the world go by. ... read more

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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