Mendoza - Argentina´s best wine region Thursday 12th November - Sunday 15th November (Days 67-70) Mendoza is a beautiful place, it was completely levelled by an earthquake around 100 years ago. When it was rebuilt the planners had this in mind, so they made the avenues really wide (room for the rubble to fall). The result is a picturesque city, filled with green plaza´s and wide tree lined avenues, surrounded by Bodegas (vineyards/wineries) and a backdrop of snow covered peaks in the distance. Thursday night we say goodbye to Cordoba and jump on an overnight bus for Mendoza. We arrive in Mendoza 8am on Friday the 13th!!!!! With our huge backpacks, which we´ve not carried for 5 weeks, we go in search of a place to stay. Using the guide book, or as we like to
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