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Advanced Argentina

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October 16th 2007
As we left backward Bolivia and arrived in advanced Argentina, we felt how the Yanomami Indians must have felt after leaving the jungle and finding the city. It was almost too much for us to believe - the bright lights, European-looking people, paved roads, hot showers and flushing toilets. No longer were we appalled and feeling sorry for our fellow human beings. Now, instead, it was them that wer ... 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