Hill of seven colours

15th -25th February (Entry 18)

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February 25th 2013
Road miles to date: 28,504 The militant border crossing obviously wasn't deemed sufficient as the police had also set up a checkpoint about ten miles down the road. Although we weren't carrying any contraband, we had just left Bolivia where the police saw dinero signs at the sight of a gringo and we weren't yet sure that the Argentines were any different, added to the fact that we h ... read more

South America » Argentina

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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