Junin (Nuestra Señora de las Nieves Church,The story of Laura Viucuña)

The virgin mother with Laura Vicuña. Notice that the virgin mother has Mapuche facial features.

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February 7th 2005
After a few days in Bariloche it was off to San Martin and Junin de Los Andes. San Martin is about 2 hours north of Bariloche and is another tourist hot spot being so close to the national parks. Junin has a strong indigenous (Mapuche) influence and was especially interesting with the park called "Viachrsti" (Christ´s Path) with its statues and carvings depicting mixtures of Christian struggle co ... read more

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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

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