Aconcagua mountain

Mendoza

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October 13th 2012
Mendoza is set in a desert some 100 km away from the Andes' snow capped mountains. The city has a water system using the snow melt from the mountains which is channelled down along irrigation channels to the the city, the roads have irrigation gutters which run along both sides of the road which supply the sycamore trees that are planted in the gutters. The sycamore trees to give the streets s ... 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