The gateway to the Boca area

Pilgrimage to Evita´s grave and the Buenos Aires bus tour!

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May 18th 2009
Another good start to the day with sunshine and blue skies (I think about 22 degrees celcius). We get into in the city centre and board the Buenos Aires bus tour! With headsets provided we hook up to the English tab and view our map. As we start moving through the city we notice we appear to be on the wrong side of the bus to take photos of the main sites - oops! Quickly scrabbling acoss we settle ... 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