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El Ateneo bookshop

Carina on the first floor balcony at El Ateneo. Behind her is where the stage used to be; it is now a cafe.
Buenos dias Buenos Aires

February 4th 2011
Our journey to Buenos Aires began by driving from Iguazu Falls to Puerto Iguazu bus terminal in the pouring rain. Hot, jungle rain - the sort of downpour that doesn't exist back home. Unfortunately neither do the safety regulations - the van had neither seat belts nor windscreen wipers. We survived all the way to the bus station and waited an hour before boarding our 'cama' service to Buenos A ... read more
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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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