Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Colonia Del Sacramento (Uruguay) 20160206_172842

Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Colonia Del Sacramento (Uruguay)

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February 2nd 2016
(Behind in my blog, so going to post 3 at a time!) Buenos Aires was the starting point of our South America trip – and it was a great place to start – a very cool city with a European feel. We started off in an area of the town called San Telmo – which is a bit of a run-down area that used to be lively back in the day. It is very nice though – just a little older and run-down. The one t ... 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