The boudoir

"Rodríguez Peña, en noches porteñas que ya nunca olvidaré"

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July 25th 2006
So after Recoleta cemetery (postexistent playground of Argentina's elite), here's where I lay my own head. Yes, not the most exciting of images, but I have been asked! (I promise I'll get to the good stuff!) The title of the post comes from the lyrics to a tango entitled "Rodríguez Peña" (thanks for the link, Fraulein Jane!) - which is the street where I'm living - and, I understand, refers to ... read more

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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