Driving into the Andean mountains

Argentina

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April 29th 2007
Day 104 to Day 129 (10.04.07-05.05.07) To see the photos better, double click on them to view them bigger Argentina ranks as the world's 8th largest country, and was once the 7th richest nation before the 1929 Wall Street Crash, which was the first of a series of big blows, resulting in Argentina falling to a third world power, their past wealth is evident in the streets and styles and within ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires

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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