Three nations at dusk

Iguazu

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May 21st 2008
Puerto Iguazu was tropical and warm, a total weather contrast from Buenos Aires, and we started discarding our hoodies on the pavement as we struggled down the road with the heavy backpacks. Our hostel was a calm, serene place, the silence only interrupted by hummingbirds who came to sample a tasty pollen treat from the abundent flowers outside our room. We headed off to see the Iguazu falls ... 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