Waterfall - 7 Lakes Road

Christmas in 'Little Switzerland' & New Year in 'Little Israel' - The Argentinian Lake District

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January 4th 2007
We left behind the hot weather and travelled south, leaving Mendoza (the wine capital of Argentina) and heading into the Lake District, which just happens to be the chocolate capital of Argentina! We were impressed by the bus service when we were in Chile but the service in Argentina managed to top that - along with the food, beds and movies they provided an organised bingo competition (the winner ... read more

South America » Argentina

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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