A dusty trip with some new friends

Teeming, Shining Waters

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October 20th 2011
The very posh fast ferry from Colonia gets us back to Buenos Aires in time for lunch. We spend the afternoon stocking up on various supplies before our strike out into the Argentine provinces. We grab a quick but delicious dinner of Mexican tacos (real ones, not Old El Paso...) in Palermo before hopping on the Subte, Buenos Aires' answer to the Underground, to Retiro bus station. ... read more

South America » Argentina » Corrientes » Mercedes

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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