Alto Gracias

Salta y Cordoba

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February 3rd 2010
As I arrived to Salta I was relieved to be out of high elevation and dusty roads. I was welcomed to a beautiful city. Very european, with large parks everywhere, a large central plaza with plenty of trees. Surrounded by street cafes and museums. Around 450,000 people the city of Salta is quite compact. One can easily walk around the flat city. I chose to walk up the 1000 steps of a hill ov ... read more

South America » Argentina » Córdoba

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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