San Telmo Tango

Day 168 - Adios Latin America

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December 17th 2006
After 5 1/2 months in the Americas, and most of that spent in Spanish-speaking Latin America, the day finally arrived for us to leave. We had a bit of a wander around San Telmo, the home of Tango, said “Goodbye” to Matt and “Auf Wiedersehen” to Dea, and made our way to the airport. Our tickets from Buenos Aires to Johannesburg had cost us £200 each, rather than the £1000+ that our intern ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » 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