Road from Santiago to Mendoza

Mendoza

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May 7th 2006
Arrived in Mendoza at about 8pm. shattered and no collection of hostel touts to meet me. Decided to get a cab to a hostel in the book and checked in. Was given a "bigger" room but still smallest room I´ve ever been in. My bag wouldn´t even fit without being carried over the bunk beds! A Pizza night had been arranged at a sister hostel (there are 3 campo bases), so we were all taken there. Much n ... 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