Walking around Mendoza

In the Plaza Indepencia. They were getting ready for their big wine festival, which marks the beginning of harvest season - March and April.

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We're off to the wine country....

February 13th 2006
Having joined forces with Holden and Julia, we are off to the wine country of Argentina. We have been tasting the wines with every meal and find the Malbecs very good. They may be competing with the full-bodied cabernets of the US. We will be staying at the Nuevo Hotel San Francisco in the Coria neighborhood of Mendoza. ... 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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