view from the bus

Prices to match their egos

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November 15th 2010
Kyle While having a few drinks in a bar in La Paz we noticed that on the bottom of each page of the menu there was a joke making light of each country’s stereotype. The joke for Argentina was as follows: “How does an Argentinean commit suicide?” “He jumps off his ego.” As you can see from this joke it is common belief (amongst other South American countries) that Argentineans are qu ... read more

South America » Argentina » Salta

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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