Caminito Street, La Boca

The dock workers who lived in this area were so poor that they could only build their houses using cast-away thin pieces of sheetmetal from the docks and painted them with leftover paint from the ships. Not always having enough paint of the same colour the houses became a colorful patchwork. The homes were painted to keep them warm in winter and cooler during the summer months.

Northern Argentina

January 10th 2018
Steak, Malbec, Dulce de leche - we were always going to love Argentina! Our first stop was the Iguazu Falls from the Argentine side. There is a lot of debate over which side of the Iguazu Falls is more impressive. For us, Argentina stole the show. Whilst the Brazil side enables you to appreciate the falls from a distance, the Argentina side has a number of walking trails that bring you right up ... read more

South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Mendoza

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

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