La Bombonera stadium

Buenos Aires

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March 11th 2013
We arrived in Buenos Aires on Friday morning (8th March) exhausted after the 12.15 hour flight, though I now feel as though we can't complain as we have already met travelers who have spent much longer than that on a bus, (we will be joining them soon!). After checking in we went straight out to orientate ourselves walking up to the Plaza de Mayo where the city cathedral and Casa Rosada are locate ... 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