San Nicolas

More Buenos Aires...Tigre, San Telmo, La Boca, Rallies and Heavy Metal!

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March 24th 2013
23rd March ’13 BA Today was slightly less walking thank God! We took the subway (turns out it’s a public holiday and it was free) to the station then a train to another station and then the tourist train to Tigre. This was quite a scenic ride and passed through lots of small stations where there were cafes on the platforms and one had an antiques fair going on and another a craft fair. ... 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