Courtyard of the University

universidad de córdoba y museo provincial de bellas artes

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March 4th 2011
Today I went with the americanas to the muesum of the university of Córdoba, founded in the 16th century by Jesuits. The building is very beautiful, but imagine studying for 16 years, then defending your thesis during 3 days in front of everybody more or less important at the university, and passing this exam with a chance of about 5%... Nowadays, the best college here in town (Monserrat) does so ... read more

South America » Argentina » Córdoba » Córdoba

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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