A Wine Tour In Style

Mendoza - The Sunshine Pours Like Wine

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February 12th 2008
Our time in Argentina concluded with a week in Mendoza, a city that nestles in the shadows of the snow capped Andes. The Andes are the world’s longest mountain range and stretch down the west coast of South America for more than 7,000km, forming a natural barrier between the great rivals of Argentina and Chile. Their highest peak, Aconcagua, measures up at a towering 6,962 metres which isn’t m ... read more

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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