The train station

Day trip to Tigre...also some of the rest of the week

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February 28th 2009
Today me and some of the people from the class(Chris, Heather, Caitlin, Katrina, Bonnie and Julia) took the train up to Tigre. It's about an hour outside of downtown B.A. and was quite beautiful. We met at the train station at 10:00 of which I'm including some pictures. I walked and on the way found different statues made from recycled stuff that were pretty cool. Once I met everyone the line ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Tigre

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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