Aconcagua

Aconcagua and Mendoza- Chocolate and Fangio

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December 27th 2008
We have arrived in Argentina, in Mendoza in fact. This cocmopolitan town is very unlike Chilian towns. We knew we were in Argentina as soon as we saw the first shop sold chocolate and were overtaken by a small underpowered car on a blind bend with double lines and a truck on the other side. Since our last visit the driving skills of the Argentina people have not improved and neither has their vie ... 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