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Estudiando Espagnol en Buenos Aires

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January 12th 2008
Our first port of call was Buenos Aires, principally to learn some Spanish before venturing out into the wilder parts of SAm, but also to stock up on protein (we´ve so far consumed the best part of half a cow each) before we get into trekking in the cold of Tierra del Fuego, Torres del Paine and Patagonia. We initially had a few difficulties with the Argentinian Spanish accent (swallowed esses ... 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