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 4th 2008South America » Argentina » Misiones » Puerto Iguazú Day 222 - Tuesday 29 April
My bus arrived in Puerto Iguazu early afternoon and even though its only a small town, I´ve decided to pay an extra 50p and stay somewhere close to the bus station thats ... 12 photos[full story]
April 27th 2008South America » Argentina » Misiones » Iguazú National Park Enchanting falls..
Back over the boarder, a bus ride from the grass planes to the jungle from dry to hot humid and a wee bit sticky, a 3km walk along the highway under somewhat intense sun...
wo ... 6 photos[full story]
April 27th 2008South America » Argentina » Misiones » Puerto Iguazú Day 7
Nese! Nese! Nese!
Went to see the footy at the Maracana between Fluminese and Botafogo. It was the cup final so all was a bit mental. We were in the Fluminese end as we went with the owne ... [full story]
April 18th 2008South America » Argentina » Misiones » Puerto Iguazú Vel fremme i byen etter den faele bussturen gikk for aa booke en ny busstur til Rio de janeiro to dager senere:) Denne turen skulle ta 23 timer (og bare det haapet vi:)
Vi fikk saa innlosjert oss f ... 22 photos[full story]
April 17th 2008South America » Argentina » Misiones » Iguazú National Park Well, I wanted this entry to be called Curitiba and Foz do Igua(insert c with the thing here)u, but since my Argentinian keyboard is xenophobic, I had to call it Curitiba and Puerto Iguazu instead.
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April 13th 2008South America » Argentina » Misiones » Iguazú National Park PHOTOS TO COME
Sunday 13th April
Not slept too well but looking forward to Argentina today. Good breakfast and by 830am we're on our way. The border is well set-up for day-trippers... Our driver t ... [full story]
April 12th 2008South America » Argentina » Misiones » Puerto Iguazú So what do you do if your an under paid teacher looking for better conditions?
Obvious isn't it, you set up a road block on the only road into town and don't let anyone pass including foot traffic. W ... [full story]
April 9th 2008South America » Argentina » Misiones » San Ignacio We got up early, ate breakfast, packed lunch and headed out to the ‘Piedras Preciosas’ mines of Wanda (yes, a town called Wanda). Our tour guide was fairly informative but I really had to ... [full story]
March 25th 2008South America » Argentina » Misiones » Iguazú National Park Day 148: Puerto Iguazu
I woke up rather early this morning and so went for a walk in town to get some breakfast and try and find an internet cafe that was open on Easter Sunday so that I could chec ... 11 photos[full story]
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