La Boca

Buenos Aires and Iguassu Falls

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February 9th 2007
So even though I love Buenos Aires, for some reason, apparently Buenos Aires hates me. First of all, despite booking a hostel before I came, I was told that I´d lost my reservation for not showing up before 2pm (my flight arrived at 11pm! Which I told them about!), so have to move to three different hostels in order to have somewhere to sleep. In the 32C 100% humidity heat. Ugh the frustation! I ... 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