Reply To: Argentina – advice?

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@strickers wow, that sounds amazing landing in Antarctica! The setting of Santiago is good but today it’s just another modern city. What’s interesting about Argentina is that 100+ years ago it was one of the richest countries in the world and it built a suitably grandiose capital modelled on Paris, so you see the wide avenues, pale buildings with grey slate roofs, lots of green spaces, grand squares with imposing statues and all by the sea/river. It all went to pot thereafter, but the wealth had spread into the arts, music and culture which thrive today and while the country is bust, there’s still a huge amount of money being put into restoring the faded grandeur in a modern way and improving previously rough areas.