Ombu Trees

These beautifully old and impressively huge trees make you wonder what el barrio de La Recoleta must have looked like before it was colonized and became the wealthiest district in B.A.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

November 11th 2010
¡Buenos días desde Argentina! 5 1/2 months, 22 1/2 weeks, 159 days, 3,816 hours, 228,960 minutes and 13.7 million and some extra seconds... we are off on our worldly ventures as newlyweds! Our travels begin with 7 weeks in South America, and after having been here for 8 days already, we are due for our first true travel blog, so here goes... After leaving a gray November day in Blowing Rock a ... read more

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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

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