The antiques market in San Telmo

Buenos Aires and Colonia

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November 22nd 2012
Day 64 In the early hours this morning, we had our first layover in Mumbai, which went surprisingly smoothly given that the staff seemed more asleep than we were! After 2 hours waiting, we boarded a 9 hour flight to Johannesburg, where after another short layover we boarded our final flight--another 11 hours--to Buenos Aires. When we arrived we were exhausted but with the changing of ... read more

South America » Argentina » 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