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Buenos Aires - Capital of South America?

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May 6th 2008
What a city!! We have seen a few South American cities during the last 3 months and we have enjoyed many of them; Lima, Salta, Cusco to name a few but Buenos Aires is just a completely different kettle of fish - modern, sophisticated, creative, fun, cheap, sporty, beautiful - it´s got everything. The "portenos" (residents of BA) are justly proud and they compliment the city beautifully - they are ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » 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