Julia paragliding

Mendoza, Vino and Parrapente

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May 4th 2009
Friday was dia del trabajo or labor day so I didn't have to attend class or teach lessons. So on Thursday night me and Julia hopped on a bus to Mendoza. The bus was a 14 hour trip that took us from the east side of Argentina to the west side. I slept some on the way over, but managed to wake up to see the sunrise. It wasn't long after that the Andes mountains appeared on the horizon. We were ... 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