The Jesuit Estancia - Alta Gracia

Sculptures and Revolutions

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January 20th 2009
We worked our way down to Cordoba, with a half day stopover in Resistencia, just so Ann could see the town of 300 statues. The Resistencia council set up a joint project with local artists and now the town´s streets and parks are littered with sculptures, from the classically beautiful to the intriguingly modern. It was definitely worth a half day´s wander (and in less heat I´d say a couple ... read more

South America » Argentina » Córdoba » Córdoba

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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