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La Boca

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April 23rd 2009
Today I finally made my way to La Boca. The day began having the most stereotypical porteño conversation possible. I ran into someone I'd met at a bar during my first weeks there. I got the typical argentine greeting and then when I asked him how he had been he said. "Good, I just got a new nose and am coming from the shrink so I feel great." Nose jobs and shrinks are everywhere here. After ... 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