The Quilmes ruins

Cordoba Province, Tucumán, Cafayate and Quilmes

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August 3rd 2010
After leaving Buenos Aires, I headed back to Argentina’s second city, Córdoba, but as I have already been through Córdoba, there was no need to stay too long. The main reason for stopping at all was to break up the long journey from Buenos Aires to the northwest of the country, plus there were a few sites in the surrounding areas which I thought merited a stopover. Just outside of the city, ... read more

South America » Argentina » Salta » Cafayate

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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