Puente del Inca

Le Tour de Mendoza

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January 8th 2009
A slightly delayed night (and next day) bus eventually dropped me off in Mendoza on the 3rd. The cause for the delay was that Argentine police decided that our bus was the one they wanted to search through every single bag on. Worse luck. It's always nice when you turn up at a hostel and find out people have already bought steak and red wine for you (and themselves aswell of course). Admitte ... 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