Teatro Colon

Buenos Aires

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January 8th 2012
Record temperatures in BA (38deg) coincided with the Woods getting very lost and blaming it on the stupid map! Fortunately John cut his foot and we were obliged to go back to hotel for a sleep. Ticked all the Evita boxes (grave just outside hotel), hit the tango area of BA (La Boca), saw Boca Juniors stadium and many statues of Maradona (boo!). Nearly missed a tango show - turned up at the wrong o ... 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