Colonia, Uruguay

Argentina, Uruguay and a little bit of Bolivia.

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April 4th 2008
Hello! After a long bus journey from Cusco we arrived in La Paz for a short stop of a few days before catching our flight to Buenos Aires. We visited the witches market where they sell dried Llama foetuses which are supposed to be buried under the front door of a new house for luck - very bizarre indeed these Bolivians. Also went to the interesting coca museum, which documents the use of the co ... read more

South America » Argentina

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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