Posadas Plaza

Stop 7: Posadas and San Ignacio

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September 8th 2010
After an exciting but soggy start in Argentina we headed west to sleepy Posadas. A fairly small city in misiones named for the various catholic 'missions' that were housed in the area during the times of colonisation.  Posadas, recommended in the guide as a  convenient base for travel to many of the ruins (see photos), like many Hispanic cities has an impressive main square complete with cathed ... read more

South America » Argentina » Misiones » Posadas

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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