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Budget busting in Buenos Aires

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May 22nd 2008
After an uneventful flight we arrived in Buenos Aires to be greeted by hot humid weather - just like landing in Asia only not quite as hot. Turns out this must have been a blip as the last 2 days have been only warm, and cloudy with a couple of good heavy showers thrown in. Our hotel is very olde worlde and in a great location. Got the usual tourist rip off from the cab we took from the airport ... 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