Vines with the Andes as a backdrop

It's all a blur

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August 6th 2008
Having survived a mammoth 22 hour coach journey from Pt. Iguazu to Cordoba, I arrived at a nice little hostel near the centre of the city. The people there that owned it were very welcoming( and best of all spoke good English - which makes life a whole lot easier). In fact so welcoming that we2 were invited to join them in one of their BBQ's that night ( I think they call it Empanadas there) - T ... 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