Samantha's Birthday Lunch

Buenos Aires Again

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January 14th 2009
We returned to Buenos Aires (from Uruguay) for a couple more nights in the city. We booked a hotel on Expedia for $75 dollars, and were immediately out-classed when we walked into the lobby. This was a 4 star joint…oops. We were dirty, sweaty, pink, gringos in a land of fine leather shoes and crystal. No one really cared, but we stuck out like two sore thumbs. When we got to our room we pas ... 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