Plaza Independencia

Bodegas in Mendoza

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June 30th 2006
After a quick over-nighter in Santiago (which we'll return to and blog at the end of our South American adventure) we took a bus to Mendoza, crossing the border into Argentina. The crossing itself is a delight, passing Chilean vineyards, alpine-esque valleys and taking you up into the Andes, where snow and ice lie on the side of the road. Ski chair-lifts from the Chilean/Argentinian ski resorts in ... read more

South America » Argentina » Mendoza

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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