Buenos Aires - Palermo

A tale of 2 BA´s - The rich and the very poor.

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February 15th 2006
The 8th largest country in the world, and a third of it´s population live in BA. This city is big, noisy and dirty. But it also has something about it that's...addictive and special. It's a place that makes me smile and that makes me swallow back my tears. You can see real generosity in the people here and you can almost feel the hard times people have lived through. There are so many stark ... 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