Palermo parks

Day 2 - Buenos Aires

---

March 24th 2010
First I must say that it's sooo nice to be somewhere hot and sunny!!! Spent the day exploring BA, which today is a national holiday to mark the start of the Guerra Sucia (Dirty War). 1000's of people lined the streets armed with banners, drums, firecrackers and guns! (An unexpected welcome as we stepped outside our door!). 30,000 people died during the Dirty War, after a military coup took contro ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires

---

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