Parked in the Snow at the Chile/Argentina border

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August 16th 2009
Sorry it´s been a while since our last blog - since New Zealand we have travelled a fair few miles! We flew from New Zealand after what was an amazing experience touring one of the most amazing and beautiful countries ever! After a long eleven hour flight, we landed in Santiago, Chile confusingly about four hours before we left New Zealand! We were both a little worried about arriving in So ... 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