view from the bus

Prices to match their egos

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November 15th 2010
Kyle While having a few drinks in a bar in La Paz we noticed that on the bottom of each page of the menu there was a joke making light of each country’s stereotype. The joke for Argentina was as follows: “How does an Argentinean commit suicide?” “He jumps off his ego.” As you can see from this joke it is common belief (amongst other South American countries) that Argentineans a ... read more

South America » Argentina » Salta

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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