View of Paraguay from Argentina

Posadas

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March 6th 2009
I arrived very early in Posadas (by bus), so I went to town and sat on the esplanade along the river and watched the sun rise over Paraguay. Paraguay is just on the other side of the river (only 1km away). It is linked to Posadas, Argentina by a bridge. The sunrise was magnificant. Slowly, around 8am, the town began to awake, and people started to jog along the esplanade. It was Friday, and yet Po ... 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