On the banks of the Rio Parana

Champagne Backpacking

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January 31st 2007
3 days after arriving in Buenos Aires my gorgeous girlfriend Katie, apparently with a better offer, left for Mexico. The previous days had been spent easing into BA and enjoying the cheap luxuries available. We checked out a few of the different Barrios (neighbourhoods), San Telmo the ¨tango¨ district with its its cobbled streets and tango bars, El Centro which could be easily mistaken for a d ... 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