Tango orchestra in San Telmo market

Buenos Aires part 2

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March 11th 2009
I´m glad I gave Buenos Aires a second chance. The first time I was there (in mid-January) it was so terribly hot and humid that it was hard to enjoy my time there. Plus, I think I was in major culture shock. I spent 6 nights in B.A. this time, at the Terrazes Estoril hostel on Ave. de Mayo, a very nice hostel with a rooftop terrace. I was hoping that the higher price would attract more of an ... 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