Near Plaza Italia

A Day Not Expected

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June 30th 2007
According to the package I purchased back in February, today I was supposed to go on an excursion (by bus) into the highest altitudes in the Andes, where on a clear day one can see the peak of Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Americas. What I discovered yesterday is that this is a 12 hour bus ride, only stopping briefly at photo-op spots and one hour for lunch in a park with a small restaurant. ... 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