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Buenos Aires The dark years of the Dirty War
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Buenos Aires The dark years of the Dirty War

Buenos Aires The dark years of the Dirty War

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Learn  of Argentinas past in the company of an English speaking guide who will take you on a journey through this dark period of Argentinas history. Visit the park of memory to learn of the thousands that disappeared under the brutal dictatorship of the 70s and 80s.

visit the ESMA centre which was run by the navy and was one of the most notorious torture and dissapearance centres.

    We will also visit the Plaza de Mayo where the mothers of the disappeared have marched every Thursday since 1977. Also we will visit the Falklands War Memorial located at Plaza San Martin

Activity location

  • Parque de la Memoria
    • Avenida Costanera Norte Rafael Obligado 6745,
    • Buenos Aires, Argentina

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Parque de la Memoria
    • Avenida Costanera Norte Rafael Obligado 6745,
    • Buenos Aires, Argentina

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  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Dress code is smart casual

Activity itinerary

Parque de la Memoria
  • 1h
The park is dedicated to the thousands of people murdered by the dictatorship during the Dirty War. I will take you through the history of this very dark history.
Espacio Memoria y Derechos Humanos ex Esma
  • 1h
The navy training school where thousands were tortured then murdered. We will see where the prisoners were detained and tortured before being sedated and thrown to their deaths from military planes.
Plaza de Mayo
  • 40m
We will visit the Plaza De Mayo in the heart of the city.See where the mothers of the Plaza de Mayo march weekly to remember their missing youngsters that disappeared in the 70's and 80's.
Espacio para la Memoria ex CCD "Club Atlético"
  • 30m
Ex clandestine centre functioned in the basement of what was then the Federal Police supply service. More than 1500 people were kidnapped and tortured here. The former building was demolished to make the motorway.
Monumento a Combatientes de Malvinas
  • 40m
A memorial to the soldiers who died in the Falklands War- 1982-

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESParque de la Memoria
    • Avenida Costanera Norte Rafael Obligado 6745,
    • Buenos Aires, Argentina

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEParque de la Memoria
    • Avenida Costanera Norte Rafael Obligado 6745,
    • Buenos Aires, Argentina

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