Aconcagua

Puente del Inca

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December 27th 2007
After a lovely christmas we headed to Puente del Inca for a couple of days to try and do a bit of walking. Puente del Inca is a tiny little village that is about 4 hours away from Mendoza, very close to the border with Chile. When we arrived the wind was whistling around the bus and we only had shorts and T-shirts on as it had been so hot in Mendoza. We quickly grabbed our bags and headed for t ... read more

South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Aconcagua

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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