Cafe Eats

The croissaint-looking thing in the middle of the table is called a "medialuna." They are VERY common here and come in many different varieties... this one (and a favorite of ours) is a sweet croissant with ham and cheese. Most breakfasts consist of the coffee of your your preference with a few plain medialunas; sometimes with dulce de leche to dip in... yum!

Easter Weekend: Trip to Tigre

April 14th 2009
For easter weekend, we wanted to get out of the city, but were told that it's one of the busiest travel weekends of the year around here. To investigate for ourselves, we (collaborating with a classmate) went down to the major bus terminal which sends busses out to all ends of the country and beyond and, very last minute (i.e. a few hours before the busses left) tried to book a trip out to Iguazu ... 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

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