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casa rosada

the presidential palace (not residence), whose balconies were used as soapboxes for many a dictator and most well know, the peron's (and madonna. also interesting, the rosy hue is from the 1800's when it was traditional to add ox blood to whitewash to provide colour and thicken the mix. eew!


From: 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 a... [read more]
Blog: besos de buenos aires
Date: January 26th 2006

Known to some as the "paris of south america", buenos aires (or the city of good air) has yet to disappoint.... i have been here for 3 weeks, and all is can say is...i love it here! home to the infamous "evita" peron, the iconic maradona, carlos gardel, and as many would argue, the cultural mecca of the continent - buenos aires has a ton to offer. the city was originally colonized by the sp ... read more




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