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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]
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] Blog: The Art of South American Patience
Date: June 14th 2008
Five days in, and my long-planned South American cycling trip was suffering from a notable absence of actual cycling. My bike was still in the box that had brought it to Santiago from London, and I was becoming increasingly frustrated with being stranded in the Chilean capital. My plan to take one of the numerous buses that climb up over the Andes to the Argentinian city of Mendoza, my intended s ... read more
Date: June 14th 2008
Five days in, and my long-planned South American cycling trip was suffering from a notable absence of actual cycling. My bike was still in the box that had brought it to Santiago from London, and I was becoming increasingly frustrated with being stranded in the Chilean capital. My plan to take one of the numerous buses that climb up over the Andes to the Argentinian city of Mendoza, my intended s ... read more
