Casa Rosada

Buenos Aires - Jets & Jetlagged

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October 2nd 2008
AR1183 arrived on schedule at Buenos Aires at 1600 local time. The flight wasn’t too bad although Jo got very little sleep and I only managed a few hours. Once outside the terminal we ignored the sign not to make verbal arrangements for a taxi as we were approached by Alberto, a taxi driver who was charging $88 pesos (NZ$44) for the lift to our hostel in Microcentro. The price seemed to be in li ... 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