Mountaineers

Aconcagua, Uspalleta Argentina

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March 1st 2009
Cerro Aconcagua is the highest mountain in South America at nearly 22,000 feet and is the largest outside of the Himalayes (thanks for the correction Juan!). Although both John and I are ¨technically¨mountaineers... we thought it would be best just to hike to base camp on this trip. On Sunday we took a bus from Mendoza to Uspalleta which is a small town 100 km (approx 1 hr) from Aconcagua Pr ... read more

South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Aconcagua

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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