Canoes on the Tigre River

ARGENTINA - Tigre

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June 11th 2010
We crossed from Carmelo, Uruguay, through the Tigre Delta to Tigre in Argentina. The Tigre Delta begins at Tigre, with waterways that wind through the land for miles and miles. However, close to Tigre, some of the land has been given over to the well to do Portenos (BA natives) to build their holiday homes on. As we approached the town there were countless boat-wrecks rusting near ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Tigre

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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