The zoo

The zoo was in the park. It was rather big. We walked the whole thing in maybe 2 hours. It was a cold day in Mendoza, maybe 50 degrees. One thing I found rather interesting is that the barriers between the visitors and the animals are very minimal: a small chain-link fence or bars. Good for picture taking, bad for little children and their arms!

Mendoza...again! I can´t get enough

November 30th 1999
For part of Independence Day vacation Carlos and I went to Mendoza, Argentina...again. This is my 3rd trip, Carlos´2nd. Mendoza is such a nice, clean, calm, friendly place to visit. It´s cheap and the food is great! So we figured why not. This blog has photos of the HUGE park, the zoo and the crossing back into Chile! It was very cold and long. ... read more

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more

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