The Gaucho and his barrel

Wine Country

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May 27th 2008
Neil: Hola everyone. We have finally left the miserable wet conditions in Chile and crossed the Andes into a wonderful sunny and warm Argentina and to a town called Mendoza. Mendoza is one of Argentina´s most famous wine regions, and the glass or two we´ve had already have been excellent - the best wine of any country we´ve been to so far. More on this later... We found ourselves a bril ... read more

South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Mendoza

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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