MG 0519

The Andes at last

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May 29th 2008
As well as ensuring that we finally get to see the Andes we had another motive for taking the tour up into the high mountains - it goes on the same road that passes over to Chile and would take us almost to the border so that rather than hearing about the conditions we could see and assess them for ourselves. At the start of the day the guide wasn't sure how high up we'd be able to go as no one kn ... read more

South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Uspallata

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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