aconcagua mountain - cordilla de los andes

the wine desert

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March 9th 2006
hello all!...i hope this finds everyone doing well and enjoying the start to a fabulous spring (at least in the EEUU)! after a few days back in the lovely buenos aires for some much needed r&r..and one suburb U2 show, i jumped on an overnight bus for the 14 hour trip to mendoza. some of you may be familiar with the name mendoza, as it can be found proudly marking the labels of delicious malb ... 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