Some Flowers

The Really Old Trees

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January 13th 2008
Yesterday I got to Esquel. Unfortunately I found out on the bus, which was only 4 hours, that I have another attack of diarrhea. It was a really bad place to find out, but all my time in Bolivia paid off, and I was able to wait until we got to Esquel. Everything is fine now, just a little reminder that this is still South America. Anyway, after that, I didn´t do much else yesterday, just watched ... read more

South America » Argentina » Chubut » Esquel

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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