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Madres of Plaza de Mayo  
   

Madres of Plaza de Mayo

Once a week these mothers protest the abduction and killing of their student children by the military government in the 1970's/80's.
Argentina

July 8th 2008
ARGENTINA; Foz de iguacu waterfalls The next day we crossed the Ponte Presidente Tancredo Neves bridge into Argentina. The first thing I noticed is a big blue and white sign 'Las Malvinas con Argentinas.' . Refering to the war between Argentina and Britain in 1982 over the Falkland islands. "Stop, stop, por favor" I shouted. T ... read more
South America » Argentina

Argentine Flag 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
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