Cafe exterior

Fri: More museos

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July 5th 2008
We stayed in last night - popped a movie in and uncorked some more malbec. We were pretty exhausted from all of the recent travelling. After sleeping in on Friday, we headed back to Centro and grabbed coffee/light lunch at Cafe Tortoni, one of BA's most historic cafes. Back in the day it was a meeting house for the cultural elite, housing many artists, poets, and writers. The inside space wa ... 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