Towards the back

Out and About in La Plata

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April 11th 2010
We played tourists on Friday, Hannah's day off and visited the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Building commenced in 1884 in an area that was the central plaza with the provincial government buildings on one side of the plaza and the new cathedral on the other. The story goes that the Masons were a very influential group around this time and no doubt this created some issues with such ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » La Plata

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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