Roadside shrine, Salta province

This is one of a number of roadside shrines found throughout Argentina and dedicated to the folk hero Gauchito Gil. This one was equipped with two barbecues should all that worship give one an appetite.

Salt and peppers

April 1st 2007
Salta and Jujuy One of the many things I like about Buenos Aires is getting lost in the crowd. (And by that I don't mean wandering down Calle Florida on a Saturday afternoon). Whereas in Spain my skin and eye-colour gave me away as a likely guiri, and any time I opened my mouth I merely confirmed this, in Buenos Aires - as well as other parts of the country - European ancestry (and not just Span ... 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

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