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We finally crossed the Equator. We are in Buenos Aires.

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January 11th 2009
We arrived in Buenos Aires at 7 am with slightly more than the clothes on our backs. The last we have heard from the insurance company is that luggage is backed up all over the world and that even if it made the switch (Alaska Airlines through Aerolinas Argentinas to American Airlines) weight could be a problem and the bags might sit in Miami for some time. We found the guy in charge of lost 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