Mendoza, Argentina

Buenos Aires & Mendoza, Argentina (19 January - 4 February 2009)

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February 3rd 2009
Buenos Aires & Mendoza, Argentina (19 January - 4 February 2009) After another weekend in Buenos Aires (yes, you're guessing right: I love this city!), meeting Nadine & Roger (SUI) again, I took the Sunday night bus over to Mendoza in the west of Argentina, just at the edge of the Andes. Mendoza is a lovely little city full of trees, parks, bars and restaurants. I checked in on early Monday ... read more

South America » Argentina

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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