Buenos Aires from the slow boat

The best thing about Argentina!

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February 16th 2007
ok ok so our last blog raved about the natural wonders of Argentina, and said little else...but finally we found some fun and soul in Buenos Aires!! What a cool place to stay for a few days, and spent a lot of time trawling the shops - shop-PING all the way to the tills!! We spent most of the time doing the cultural stuff and sightseeing. We went to the Recoleta Cemetery, perhaps one of the str ... 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