Mendoza

Mendoza, its all about the vino

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January 8th 2006
Getting to Mendoza involved a 16 hour overnight trip back from Igazu to Buenos Aires an 8 hour wait then a 14 hour (overnight again) journey to Mendoza. Luckily Kath & Kate were also doing the same trip and we arrange to meet at the BA bus terminal, which is actually more like a chaotic airport than bus station. So 3 Brits with 6 hours to kill, what to do? see some of the sights I should ha ... 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