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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]
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] Blog: Pitstop in Salta
Date: April 5th 2006
We chose the town of Salta in the Argentinean north west as a place for a pitstop. It was on our route up South America, a handy place for moving on to Bolivia and a quiet place in which to take a break from being on the move for what seems like all the time. As it turned out it rained most of the time and the traffic outside the hotel meant that we weren’t catching up on as much sleep as we wis ... read more
Date: April 5th 2006
We chose the town of Salta in the Argentinean north west as a place for a pitstop. It was on our route up South America, a handy place for moving on to Bolivia and a quiet place in which to take a break from being on the move for what seems like all the time. As it turned out it rained most of the time and the traffic outside the hotel meant that we weren’t catching up on as much sleep as we wis ... read more
