Velez Sarsfield Stadium

Tango, Rugby and Buenos Aires

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June 16th 2008
Dain and I were both in our traditional "Saturday is a rugby day," mindset as we headed to the Argentina vs. Scotland rugby match by means of taxi. The most exciting part of the rugby match, honestly, was (as usual) the outside events happening on the stadium grounds. First of all, it was beyond shocking to learn that all the grocers anywhere in the vicinity of the stadium all block off their boo ... 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