El Rio de la Plata

La Costanera Sur

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February 5th 2008
Sun, Feb 4 Lesley and I spent the day at la Costanera Sur, a park and ecological preserve at the edge of the river. The history of this place is interesting - it is built on land that was filled for development in the 1970s, but apparently the project got derailed. http://www.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/med_ambiente/reserva/?menu_id=2486 It was rather hot and crowded, but the birds were ama ... 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