La Bombonera

Buenos Aires - Boca & Beer

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October 5th 2008
Around 0900 we caught bus 29 from Microcentro to La Boca to try and get tickets to Boca Jnrs vs. Estudiantes at La Bombonera. The hostel had been promoting $200 pesos per person (NZ$100) “tours” to the game including pickup and match tickets but we’d heard through the backpacker grapevine that - despite what we were being told - it was possible to buy tickets with the locals at the local pr ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires

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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