Paragliding- Cerro Arca

Santiago and Mendoza

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November 18th 2007
So we flew from Rio to Santiago on the 13th November. (Only 5 days left in South America... where was the time going to). We left Santiago straight away and headed for Mendoza- the home of Argentinian wine. The bus journey from Santiago to Mendoza is through/across the Andes and is pretty cool except for the most painful border crossing of our trip so far. What should be a 5 hour journey takes ... read more

South America » Argentina

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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