Caminito in La Boca

Hola from Buenos Aires

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December 8th 2008
Getting to Buenos Aires was a bit of a slog, it has to be said. Ever conscious of “the budget”, the best deal we could get was from London via Toronto, so about 25 hours after we set off from Manchester, we finally hit Argentine soil. Again, I used the flight as an opportunity to watch films Lynne would never contemplate going to the cinema to see, so Hellboy II and the Incredible Hulk did i ... 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