Christ the Redeemer

Built in 1902 to celebrate the end of a dispute between Chile and Argentina...and now there is hostility again due the fact that Chile allowed the Brits to base their troops there during the Malvinas war..

Another Christ High on a Mountain

February 23rd 2009
Today we headed up to the pass between Argentina and Chile, to see the sights along the way and to view the famous "Christ the Redeemer" statue at the top of the mountain pass. Bill had memories of seeing it as a child in a magazine.... We took an all day tour with a bigger group this time, and found that we had a made the mistake of thinking the guide would speak some English...nothing doing... ... read more

South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Uspallata

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

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