La Recoleta

Day 3

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January 20th 2011
We woke up to find that all of the clouds had departed and we were once again faced with a brilliant sunny day. Wanting to make the most of it we headed to the “Cementerio de la Recoleta”. An impressive display of tombs. This raises another one of those thoughts of mine, one of the ones that runs endlessly and pointlessly though my mind. That is, why do people care so much about where they’r ... read more

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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