The wonder that is Iguaçu/Iguazu - a fitting end to a great month in Brazil
October 17th 2006 What can I say about Iguaçu/Iguazu falls? Words and even pictures don't do it justice. Truly, the only way to appreciate it is to go there. So everyone should. They truly are Mother Nature at her very, very best. I feel extremely lucky and honoured to have seen them, and I felt humbled in the presence of so much power. I visited both the Brazilian and Argentinian sides, and although each was amaz
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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 
