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Great philosophers: Confucius, Socrates and Ranjit

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January 12th 2009
Geo: -34.5843, -58.5251Up at 5:45 AM for the early train to the Tigre Delta. For a tour, you'd think it'd be a little more luxurious, in terms of sleeping in, but this is as rough as my backpacking trips! Breakfast was skipped, and we piled into a bunch of taxis bound for the train station.Ranjit made an interesting observation - he told Wade and I that last night he had been casuall ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Tigre

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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