Central Mendoza

mucking about in MenDOZEa

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February 13th 2011
I’m walking through Mendoza and I am urgently seeking the presence of an armed man. While that might seem to be an exceedingly foolish errand in South America there is method to this madness. I need to take out cash and both myself and Niamh have re-entered high alert mode, a mode that hasn’t been utilised since our trip in Rio for reasons I will elaborate on momentarily. Eventually I find a ... 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