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.
April 25th 2006South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Mar del Plata Here with my friends having a great time in this beautiful city, with too much european feeling and culture. To 350 kms to the south of Buenos Aires City. Beaches, discos, great nights, safe/clean pla ... 42 photos[full story]
April 3rd 2008South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Mar del Plata A very exuberant weekend in Mar de Plata followed the relaxing Easter Holidays. Over the Easter weekend my friends from Colorado and the CU Women's rugby team arrived bearing necessities and gifts fr ... [full story]
March 13th 2008South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Mar del Plata
Last weekend was a much needed break from literally a week of solid pouring rain. It rained so hard that in my 40 min walk home from work the seams of my umbrella began to split under the pressure ... 4 photos[full story]
March 12th 2008South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Mar del Plata Friday, after I wrote the last blog, I tried to rest up as much as I could until the concert. I ended up waiting over 30 minutes for the bus and it eventually came. The concert started late (like most ... [full story]
January 27th 2008South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Mar del Plata Two games of football took place this weekend in the coastal area of Mar Del Plata. The first was a tight affair, involving players recruited from all over the world and played with flair and passion ... 8 photos[full story]
January 27th 2008South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Mar del Plata So the school set up a weekend trip for Plata del Mar, a beach town south of Bs As. It was pretty expensive, 350 pesos, but it included transportation to and from Mar del Plata and a ticket for the bi ... 6 photos[full story]
January 15th 2008South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Mar del Plata After a five hour bus ride, I reached the Atlantic coastline and the city of Mar del Plata. Everything went smoothly with the bus ride, except that I wasn´t exactly sure where I was going to stay that ... [full story]
December 20th 2007South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Mar del Plata Well, maybe a few butts...
We discovered Sir Mixalot´s inspiration at Mar del Plata - and it wasn´t pretty. The thong is all the rage in the beach town south of Buenos Aires, so butts abound. And b ... 10 photos[full story]
December 17th 2007South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Mar del Plata Here we are again! We have done quite a bit, so it has been a while since our last update.
Bueno... after the amazing Iguazu Falls we took the bus back to Buenos Aires (17 hours), to arrvive there 8 ... 3 photos[full story]
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