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Enjoying the wine in Mendoza

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January 6th 2010
Over the Andes, Argentina and Mendoza. It is the height of summer so hot and busy. Still if you sleep during the afternoons and add a couple of ice cubes to your glass of red wine you are well away. The city itself is fairly functional, past earthquakes robbing it of the finer architecture, but the main Plaza Independencia is attractive and the focal point for outside cafe culture. At night it com ... 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