On the road to Salta

Tucuman to Salta: the long(er) way

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January 14th 2010
Sunday 27 December: Tucuman We arrived in Tucuman feeling pretty good considering that we had been on the bus for 13 hours overnight from Mendoza. I had spent the last couple of hours looking out of the window, initially at the rain and thankfully at blue skies by the time we arrived. We had a breakfast of coffee and medialunas at the bus station before going in search of our hotel, thankfully i ... read more

South America » Argentina » Catamarca

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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