Plaza de la Republica

Buenos Aires Plazas

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December 9th 2008
I blend in here, depending on what I wear. City residents occasionally ask me for directions and quickly switch to another passer-by when I respond in my stumbling Spanglish. This is really different and good. In many countries the skin color and clothes are a neon sign:´Tourist - Beg Here´ or ´Traveler- Sell Curios Here...´ I spend a lot of time in a few of Buenos Aires many Plaza´s - the l ... 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