The Alamo cowboys and cowgirls

Marvellous Mendoza....

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March 3rd 2007
How I loved Mendoza. After an incredible bus ride from Santiago through the Andes (see the Viva South America post for further details), and an impressively slow and boring border crossing from Chile into Argentina, I arrived in town at about 10PM. Paradoxically, I had been sensible enough to book a hostel in advance, but foolish enough to not print out the booking confirmation with the address ... read more

South America » Argentina » Mendoza

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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