La Alta Montanas

World Tour of Mendonza

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April 3rd 2007
We arrived in Mendoza fresh from an overnight bus journey from the most boring city ever - Cordoba, see previous blog for details… Mendoza immediately struck us as being a beautiful town, with wide tree lined streets, plenty of pedestrian areas, and a great casual air. It is also really easy to get around, with a big central park (Plaza) and four satellite plazas spaced evenly to make the town ... read more

South America » Argentina » Mendoza » 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