Diagonal Norte

Buenos Aires Part II

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April 29th 2005
Hello again, We have spent nearly a week in Buenos Aires being good tourists. For those of you wondering, "When are they going to get to the good stuff?"(Evita, tango,etc.) Read on. Monday (the 25th), we got up early enough to sign up for the tour of the Casa de Gobierno, or Casa Rosada. The tour is free, but one must sign in with original identity documents starting at 11am the same day. ... read more

South America » Argentina » 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