Our Christmas Home

Buenos Aires & Christmas on a Beach

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December 27th 2010
Wed 15 to Thurs 16 Dec – Buenos Aires Our apartment is small but nice and fairly modern (our 'Room' in La Loge in La Paz was bigger!). The apartment is in Palermo which is one of the better districts. It's really hot – high 30's – having air conditioning is a godsend and a necessity here in BA. We explored some of the sights: Floralis Generica – big sculpture of a flower that ... 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