San Telmo market

Parents came to visit

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March 19th 2009
It's been a busy week, but I'm trying to get some stuff up. Saturday was spent going to the Recoleta cemetery's flea market. It was similar to my first day exploring, except with much more shopping. The flea-market is huge and is filled with everything from mate gourds to art to purses and various things. One of the interesting experiences with this is the people. The porteños enjoy this and ... 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