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The End of Argentina: Salta and Tilcara

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May 27th 2009
We got to Salta late Monday night, got some grub, however, most places were closed due to the fact that it was 25 de Mayo, Argentina´s independence day. Tuesday we explored Salta, one of the next biggest cities after Buenos Aires, with approximately 485,000 inhabitants. We didn't care for this city at all. There was one nice plaza that had a european feel to it. As well, there was a gondola r ... read more

South America » Argentina » Salta » Salta

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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