Chilean Border

Argentina - Mendoza

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September 27th 2009
I woke up at 8am on my overnight bus from Bariloche to discover it was snowing. After 19 hours on the bus, I finally arrived in Mendoza at 9am on Sunday 27 September. I took a taxi to Hostal Lao and had breakfast there while I waited until check in time. There were still a couple of people in the lounge who were still partying from Saturday night. The rest of the guests were appearing one by o ... 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