Buenos Aires

Steak, Pigeons, Parties and Police

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October 9th 2007
Hi there everyone! Well, we really enjoyed Buenos Aires. We arrived there at 9am on Wednesday 3rd October after a surprisingly comfortable 18 hour bus journey from Puerto Iguazu. We stayed at El Firulete Hostel, which was located in the microcentre close to one of the main streets in Buenos Aires, Avenida de Mayo. The hostel was really lovely, very chic and Parisian style, and we had a nice balcon ... 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