Wine tasting in Cafayate

Argentina - a Many Splendored Thing

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July 17th 2012
This entry is a bit bittersweet for me as it will be my last one, and I am fighting the urge to be sentimental. Tonight I am DC bound, but not before relating a bit of my travels in Argentina. The difference between Bolivia and Argentina wasn't immediately apparent to me - the chaos of Bolivia seemed to spill over the border, and I was relieved when I finally got on a bus heading further so ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires

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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