view of the rio mendoza

Mendoza

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February 15th 2007
Claire: After a randomly uncomfortable night bus, we arrived in Mendoza and headed to out hotel (the Confluencia on España - excellent and cheap). The taxi driver took us the long way after ‘mishearing’ the street number I told him... bugger. The day we arrived was bloody roasting, it was too hot to even wander about town and we had to evolve a strategy of ducking into airconditioned places ... read more

South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Mendoza

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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