Colon fans

The visiting team fans are confined to their own section of the stadium. After the game, the Colon fans got to leave first, with the remainder of patrons actually locked inside the stadium until the Colon fans were far enough away to ensure rioting or fights would not take place. This is customary procedure after every game. Additionally, alcohol is not available inside the stadium. This made us fondly think of the mysteriously potent brew served during Oilers games...and how crazy it would have made these futbol fans.

Vuelta y vuelta: an adventure through Argentina

February 22nd 2009
We spent 18 days in Argentina, getting a healthy dose of urban Argentine life by stopping in Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Cordoba and finally Salta on our way north to Bolivia. We were surprised to learn that 90 per cent of Argentina’s population is European (only three per cent of which is half European, half indigenous). If we were dressed appropriately, we could pretty much blend in with the local ... read more

South America » Argentina

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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