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Meanwhile, back at base...

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May 27th 2006
Sometimes I wonder if I should be keeping a closer check on the things that are going on at home, back in the states. I just got an email from Charlie today, and realized that I had stopped reading newspapers... at least ones that tended to carry any real information about the U.S. I started to ponder why that was and decided that it was about time to catch up on the old home fires, find out if th ... read more

South America » Argentina » Tierra del Fuego » Ushuaia

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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