Lovely painted rooves BA

This city is amazing!

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November 22nd 2009
The big smoke, well much bigger smoke than we both had ever imagined. Buenos Aires is a massive city, on comparison with London and Paris. Our trip here from Salta involved one of our longest at 18 hours. We decided on the 180 degree cama for some sleep, expensive but well worth the comfort and wine to help us sleep. We booked a great place in BA, a small apartment for a week at the Embassy Hotel ... 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