John and John playing table football

Rain, Drink, and Deep Powder

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June 17th 2006
Santiago just happened to be in mid-revolution when we arrived back following our trip to the hardware store to buy a plug adaptor (some pretty fancy Spanish was used to get this). The students in Chile take any opportunity to riot and protest, a few months ago they complained that the bus ticket prices were increased. On this occasion it was something to do with student fees. Clearly they don´t ... read more

South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Mendoza

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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