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April 3rd 2009
HOla, Well we survived another 20 hour bus ride. We went from Buenos Aires to Salta. Salta is in the northwest part of Argentina. We are actually in the foothills of the andes again. The elevation here is about 4000 feet. So the bus ride was typical, long, overnight, long, and semi comfortable. Although we did have what they call cama seats, not quite the best, but one step under the best seats ... read more

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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