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Mendoza

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May 19th 2011
Mendoza is set in a deserty type area with the Andes providing a backdrop pretty close to the border with Chile. On our first full day we got a bus to a place about an hour away where there are some hot springs surrounded by mountains. There are a load of pools of varying temperatures and we spent most of the day there. It was quiet to start with although filled up with what seemed like a greasy h ... 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