Recoleta Cemetery

Buenos Aires

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April 1st 2008
So this is before I forget: I went to Buenos Aires, for a whirlwind 3 nights and 4 days, during Semana Santa. I had the good fortune of staying and exploring with my dear friend from New York, right before she returned to the New York/NJ metropolitan area after a few months of studying in BA. We ambled through Palermo, San Telmo, Puerto Madero, La Boca, and Recoleta, catching the buses from ... 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