The Happy Campers

Mendoza - The Joy of Wine

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March 27th 2008
Ah Mendoza, the heart and soul of Argentina's wine country. We have been really looking forward to visiting here and not just for the vino collapso. hic. On the way to Mendoza we stopped for a couple of nights at a town called Rosario, which lies on the banks of the muddy Rio Paraná. The town's main claim to fame is that it is the birthplace of Che Guevara, as you can see from our most excitin ... 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