Floor graffitti in Plaza De Mayo

This is where the Mothers of the disappeared meet every Thursday and demonstrate for human rights. Their children were abducted by agents of the Argentine government during the dirty war.

Week One

January 23rd 2010
I have been in South America for 7 days now. I have had a fantastic time so far and am absolutely in love with Buenos Aires! I arrived last Saturday and have busied myself everyday since then going to see at least one tourist attraction a day. My busiest day was when I walked and walked and walked all day and covered the area of Recoletta and Palermo. I went round the pretty churches of San ... 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

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