Plaza de Mayor

Buenos Aires!

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December 31st 2011
So after a brief flight across the continent I arrived in sunny Buenos Aires. Argentina´s capital city. After checking into my accomodation....the Ritz (hostel that is!) I got out and about on a city tour to check the place out in the limited time I had. On my trip I began to see several similarilties to London, which was surprisngly comforting. There is the mixture of old buildings, new warehous ... 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