Maipu

16/04/07

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April 16th 2007
Got up early (9:00am) and caught he bus to Maipu which is where all the Bodegas are. We hired a bike each, and started our day of wine tasteing and cycling. The map we were given had been photocopied extremely badly, so it was lacking any names, roads or distances which rendered it completely useless. We had a roug idea where to go, but no idea on the distances so we set off anyway. 1 hour of int ... 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