More of the main Plaza on my first night.

40. 20-28th Feb. Falling in love with Mendoza.

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February 27th 2009
20-02-09 I arrived in Mendoza at 8.30am. A place where i as planing to spend a week before heading to Chile to pick up my friend Mike. After hearing so many good things about Mendoza i had very high expectations which is always a dangerous thing. I got a taxi to my hostel, my new home, Indepencia Hostel whish is located right next to the main centre plaza. Some places you can tell straight away ... 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