Bye bye, BA

Buenos Dias, Buenos Aires

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December 7th 2005
For those of you sitting at home holding a baby, it´s really rubbish here so don´t bother reading any further! The sun was shining and we had somewhat high hopes for Buenos Aires; the guidebooks talked it up and showed some beautiful photos, but most of what we saw was typical city. There´s a lot of traffic, loads of buses and lorries spewing clouds of diesel fumes everywhere. However we did ... 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