Parapenting over Mendoza

Wine tasting and flying high in Mendoza

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December 10th 2005
7th December 2005 It was a flying visit to Santiago this time, we arranged accommodation for new year, booked a bus ticket to Mendoza and waited in a massive que in the post office for ages! I know it sounds silly but I forgot it was christmas, and the post office was very busy. After that it gave us little time to do anything else before our bus, so we grabbed a quick sandwich and headed to t ... 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