The Andes

From Cordoba to Mendoza

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January 25th 2009
SO Cordoba and Mendoza...via the lake district I never really had a chance to write much on Cordoba. But had a lot of fun hanging out there for the week, learning spanish, doing a salsa class where i tried to avoid the very slimey men trying to dance with me and visiting Che´s house which was pretty cool. It also held one of the biggest folklore festivals in South America, so we checked that ou ... read more

South America » Argentina » Río Negro » San Carlos de Bariloche

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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