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Security Rally

The Plaza de Mayo is often used for rally and protests in Buenos Aires. Last Thursday, we arrived few hours before thousands of people gathered to protest for security issues in the city. For some, it was viewed as a political opportunity as the son of a politician, who gave a speech, got murdered two years ago. For others, it was a protest against the "selective purge" pursued by the police and judges. It was extremely interesting to gain the perspectives of the people present at this rally...
Centro-Buenos Aires

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

Argentine Flag 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
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