A view from where we spent the night.

Blood and a bicycle

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March 30th 2011
Just a quick and very random story. In the last two nights, we have gotten away from our habit of parking near a police station for security, opting for 24 hour gas stations because in Argentina the police stations are not as often located conveniently near the freeway. The gas station owner assured us that this was a very quiet zone and we soon drifted off to sleep. At some point we were very ala ... read more

South America » Argentina » San Luis » Villa Mercedes

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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