Georgi, Marco and Julie

A taste of South America

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April 1st 2008
Julie - Hello from Argentina and Uruguay! Yes, we did make it here OK last Thursday afternoon and spent two lovely days exploring Buenos Aires...it is a fairly pleasant and quaint old city and we are staying in Retiro which is right next to the city centre...the streets are very narrow and the houses really old. Our hostel is in an old apartment block with one of those lovely old lifts. We have ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires

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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