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A Walk Through Tigre

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October 21st 2008
Today we are off to Tigre…the New Orleans of Argentina. Well maybe not quite that sophisticated but it is a delta town about an hour outta town. Our class meets up at the Belgrano train station. This is the same train system that we didn’t take to La Plata because of its decrepit status. I have to agree it’s not the Ritz but it gets you there. What do you want for 80 centavos. We had ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Tigre

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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