EL CENTRO

BUENOS AIRES

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January 24th 2012
EL CENTRO This was the first stop on the first day of my tour. It contains the Plaza de Mayo, the National Cathedral and the Presidential Palace and one of the two colonial Spanish building still standing in BA. The Plaza de Mayo is the traditional place where people go to protest government action. It is where the Mothers of the Disappeared launched their marches. It is where the crowds gat ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » 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