El Obelisco

Fair Winds

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August 9th 2007
Buenos Aires or Fair Winds is by a long way the most cosmopolitan city in South America. Wandering around it´s beautiful buildings over our first few days we found a distinctly European feel and appearance to the city. Wide avenues, cafe society, green parks and fabulous architecture in every direction. The beautiful suburb of Boca became famous when the poor shipyard workers that were in resi ... 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