Polo in Palermo

Palermo, San Isidro & Caballito

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November 19th 2013
Last weekend I experienced one of the most quintessentially Argentinian events of the year - the Argentine Polo Open Championship which is held each year in the Palermo area of Buenos Aires. Polo in Argentina is recognised world wide and the Argentinians have apparently not lost a world championship in polo since 1949. They are the best in the world at it, which I guess comes as no surprise since ... 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