Buenos Aires, officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (Spanish: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South America’s southeastern coast. “Buenos Aires” can be translated as “fair winds” or “good airs”, but theContinue reading “20 Rare and Amazing Photographs of Buenos Aires, Argentina From the 1870s”
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40 Amazing Photographs Capture Daily Life in Mar del Plata, Argentina in 1941
Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The name “Mar del Plata” is a shortening of “Mar del Rio de la Plata,” and has the meaning of “sea of the Rio de la Plata basin” or “adjoining sea to the (River)Continue reading “40 Amazing Photographs Capture Daily Life in Mar del Plata, Argentina in 1941”
19 Fascinating Photos That Show Bus System of Buenos Aires in 1980
Buenos Aires, officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (Spanish: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and largest city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South America’s southeastern coast. “Buenos Aires” can be translated as “fair winds” or “good airs”, but theContinue reading “19 Fascinating Photos That Show Bus System of Buenos Aires in 1980”
Backstage Photos of Queen and Diego Maradona in Argentina During “The Game Tour”, 1981
The Game Tour was a concert tour by Queen to support their successful 1980 album The Game – which includes the hits like “Another One Bites the Dust” and “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” – and their short trek has become the stuff of myths and legends. This tour saw the band being the firstContinue reading “Backstage Photos of Queen and Diego Maradona in Argentina During “The Game Tour”, 1981”
16 Vintage Photos of a Young Eva Perón Before Becoming the First Lady of Argentina
María Eva Duarte de Perón; née María Eva Duarte; (7 May 1919 – 26 July 1952), better known as just Eva Perón or by the nickname Evita was an Argentine actress, politician, activist, and philanthropist who served as First Lady of Argentina from June 1946 until her death in July 1952, as the wife ofContinue reading “16 Vintage Photos of a Young Eva Perón Before Becoming the First Lady of Argentina”
29 Amazing Black and White Photos That Capture Everyday Life of Northern Argentina in 1970
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi), making it the largest Spanish-speaking nation in the world by area. It is the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largestContinue reading “29 Amazing Black and White Photos That Capture Everyday Life of Northern Argentina in 1970”
80 Amazing Vintage Photos Showing the Falkland’s War in 1982
The Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The conflict began on 2 April, when Argentina invaded and occupiedContinue reading “80 Amazing Vintage Photos Showing the Falkland’s War in 1982”
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