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More stunning scenery as we descend from the border pass into Argentina  
   

More stunning scenery as we descend from the border pass into Argentina

Argentina
Day 347 to 354 (Jan 11 - 18) Argentina

January 18th 2007
blog by Dave Mendoza After figuring out a rough schedule for the remainder of our rapidly diminishing time, we established that our first port of call in Argentina would be Mendoza, which is Argentina's 4th largest city with 22 million inhabitants. This is a city that sits in the shadow of Aconcagua, the highest peak of the Andes range at 6960m, b ... read more
South America » Argentina

Argentine Flag 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
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