Salud!

Wine tasting and Wild animals

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February 27th 2009
In Mendoza we stayed at a hostal called Simplemente Mendoza, owned by an American/Argentine woman and her Argentine husband. Despite the cold showers, they served delicious pastries for breakfast and we really enjoyed our time there. We stayed four days in Mendoza and drank wine every day but Sunday! We did the obligatory wine tour, but this one had a twist. We first visited an artisanal cho ... 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