Church in San Telmo

First Stop - Buenos Aires

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February 8th 2009
Hola from Buenos Aires! After 13 hours in the company of Qantas we were pretty happy to land in Buenos Aires (didn't get our business class upgrade - bummer!). The weather was like Sydney, but less humid. The traffic (yes Jono has started!!!) was hectic and he has now changed his opinion on Aussie drivers! We had 3 near misses on the way in from the airport alone, still at least our driver k ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » 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