A cobbled street with the old tramlines in Buenos Aires

Adios BA

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October 19th 2011
Day 7 - Tuesday 18th October 2011 Well we have been in the big BA for 5 days and it is now time for us to leave. As per any move we both get a little nervous and apprehensive, especially for the first one on any trip. Today we followed our familiar pattern of getting up early and having breakfast and then preparing for the day except today we had to pack our backpacks. We had hardly bought anythi ... read more

South America » Argentina

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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