El Cabildo

Thursday 9 June 2011 More on Salta

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June 9th 2011
Balcoce is the main street for penas, folk music venues. The hotel told us about an authentic local club that's further from the centre of town, but it's quiet during the week. It was recommended for Friday. We opted for the Panaderia de Chuna on Balcoce. It clearly expects tourists, but last night most of the non-Saltenos were from Argentina or Brazil. We were the only Brits. We know beca ... 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