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Buenos Aires - The city that never sleeps!

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June 19th 2007
Buenos Aires turned out to be a much bigger city than we expected and is pretty much like a european city. Its a really nice place. We had a bit of a dodgy start as we stayed in a really awful hostel called Milonga in Recoleta. Do not stay here! It was dark and cold the only good thing was that they had a pool table. The bathrooms were bad - a trickle of water from the showers and only cold wate ... 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