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Buenos Aires - the good, the bad and the getting mugged

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January 29th 2013
Buenos Aires Highs: Colourful Camanito, touristy tango, great steak in Palermo, antiques in the streets of San Telmo. Lows: Long bus journey. Getting mugged in a park in Palermo. 4 hours in a police station! Food: The steak lives up to the legend, amazing rare tenderloin grilled to perfection for about a tenner! Empanadas are a sort of pastry pasty type snack t ... 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