The Obelisk

This is a major landmark in Argentina... sort of like the Jesus statue in Rio is to people in Brazil.

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November 25th 2007
So, we have not fallen off the planet, or gotten lost, or eaten by sharks ... we have been out camera shopping in Buenos Aires! We arrived here last Monday (November 19) and spent the first three days hunting for a new camera, as we had no luck in either Ecuador or Peru (we were in Peru for only a few days - originally we had planned to see Machu Picchu, but because Trevor was so sick after th ... 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

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