Background: 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 and interference in subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that took power in 1976. Democracy returned in 1983, and numerous elections since then have underscored Argentina's progress in democratic consolidation.
May 9th 2008South America » Argentina » Salta » Salta El Solar del Convento in Salta is fantastic! Bubbly on arrival and a massive 220g steak each - we´ve had a fab evening!
Sell your house and come to Argentina NOW!!!!! ... 1 photos[full story]
May 8th 2008South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires This morning i went for breakfast - cafe con leche y medialunas (otherwise known as a latte and croissants) at a cute little cafe, and then I wandered around San Telemo (the area i´m staying in) for a ... 16 photos[full story]
May 7th 2008South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Mendoza I don't know if the big city blues made Mendoza my favorite side trip, but I do rank this city second to our Patagonia hiking excursion. Enjoying the beauty of the fall weather in Mendoza was a real ... 38 photos[full story]
May 8th 2008South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires Hallo allemaal!
Ja er is eventjes een radiostilte geweest, maar ik leef nog hoor! Ik speel al een dag of tien met de gedachte dat ik maar weer eens iets op het internet moet plaatsen en tada! vanda ... 25 photos[full story]
May 2nd 2008South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Mendoza Can anyone explain how me and Jenny have managed not to kill one another? (*) We´ve spent every waking minute of the past 14 months in one anothers pockets, grubby pockets at that. Surely pychologists ... 14 photos[full story]
April 8th 2008South America » Argentina » Salta » Salta We´re now in South America and loving it!
We flew from Auckland to Santiago on the 2nd April but arrived in Chile before we´d left New Zealand which wrecked our body clocks for a couple of days and ... 62 photos[full story]
March 17th 2008South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires Ons vliegtuig uit Ushuaia landt in Buenos Aires rond middernacht. We rijden door kleine straatjes en via gezellige pleintjes naar ons hostel in de buurt . De volgende dag gaan we op verkenning en al g ... 55 photos[full story]
May 6th 2008South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Uspallata Uspallarta is both the name of a small village and a remote pass between Mendoza and Santiago Chile. Travelling between Santiago and Mendoza was a joy, beautiful craggy mountains, twisting roads that ... 12 photos[full story]
March 10th 2008South America » Argentina » Tierra del Fuego » Ushuaia Met een tussenstop in Rio Gallegos komen we in Ushuaia toe. De bijnaam van de stad is . Het grijze wolkendek dat we er aantreffen past perfect bij een het-einde-van-de-wereld-sfeer. Ushuaia is natuurl ... 48 photos[full story]
April 24th 2008South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Mendoza As I rushed out of my tent to relive dinner I could not remember what it felt like before this altitude induced sickness came on. It was at this point I started to be afraid that the 19000+ ft summ ... 32 photos[full story]
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