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A Heart of Stone  
   

A Heart of Stone

This strangler fig tree has enveloped one of the stone pillars (as seen in the foreground) and is hence known as the "tree with a heart of stone".
Missioning Through Posadas

July 16th 2006
Posadas was not on our original list of places to visit. Although we knew of the historical Jesuit missions in the area, we had chosen to sacrifice them, leaving more time for adventures further South. Time was beginning to run out on our South American tour and we still had lots we wanted to see. As it turned out and as luck should have it, the bus timetables threw the modern riverside city of ... read more
South America » Argentina » Misiones » Posadas

Argentine Flag 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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