Plaza de Mayo

Centro-Buenos Aires

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September 10th 2006
Downtown Buenos Aires During our first weekend in Buenos Aires, we made our first visit to downtown Buenos Aires. It was an amazing feeling to see from my own eyes what I have been reading for the past year at school. Visiting the city on your own is one thing but having a local showing you around, telling you the history of the city and giving you his own perspective on the events that occ ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires

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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