self portrait at ruins

Scenery, getting lost, and settling into luxury

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November 19th 2009
2 days ago we awoke in cafayate and decided to spend about an hour touring the souvenir shops in the town square. every town in argentina has a town square, even the very tiny villages and all are named after dates i.e. 2 may square etc. whenever we find ourselves arriving in a new town we always find the square first and then move onwards and outwards from there. typically these squares are fi ... 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