Los Osos

Bears at San Martin

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April 3rd 2009
We took a little walk (slash long walk) over to Plaza San Martin to check out this display of "international bears"....there was one for every country, painted by different artists. I'm not sure why bears were the chosen animal, but I think the general theme was international diversity and cooperation (there were two "golden rule" bears in the center of the circle of bears in the plaza) ... 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