The Obelisk

Buenos Aires and Flight No3

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February 6th 2006
I hope this entry will be slightly more comprehensible than the previous jet lagged one! After my last email session I headed off into the sweltering heat to find something to eat. My sister has told me that I need to notice the details, so to start 1. Coca cola is sold in 350cm3 bottles 2. Dogs are very common in Buenos Aires, from your bog standard Heinz 57 mongrel, to you 3 Dalmations, Gt Da ... 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