Basilica in La Plata

Buenos Aires - Day Trip to La Plata

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January 19th 2015
We decided to take a day trip to La Plata. We researched how to get there. You can take the train but everyone agrees DO NOT TAKE THE TRAIN. It looks like something out of a documentary of scary trains. It also goes through the poorest areas surrounding BA. So the train is out. You could rent a car but it would be the most expensive way to get there. You could take a tour but we are not tour peopl ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » La Plata

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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