La Boca

Tour of La Boca & More Tango

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April 4th 2008
I’m surprised it’s taken me so long to get to La Boca. On March 24, several of us had a tour of La Boca with our trusty tour guide, Julieta. We were a large group (from the Casa Maria Tango): Cecilia from Sweden, SuZen from New York City, Maria & Tibor from Toronto, and Jacque - from Montreal. It was a nice day - not too hot. I guess La Boca can be quite smelly on a hot day since the river ... 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