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General Guemes looking a little lost  
   

General Guemes looking a little lost

The guy on the back of the horse led Argentina to victory against the Bolivians and now looks out over Salta just in case they come back
Religion and Revolution

July 6th 2007
Our first Argentina stop took some getting to, starting in Potosi (Bolivia) we took a 5 hour bus back to Uyuni where we picked up the 9.5 hour overnight train to the border at Villazon. After a much easier than expected border crossing we realised US dollars were of no use to Argentinian taxi drivers and had to walk to the bus terminal where we picked up a 5 hour bus to Jujuy and then a 1.5 hour c ... read more
South America » Argentina » Salta

Argentine Flag 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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