Ciudad de Mendoza

The Wine Trails

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January 23rd 2010
Cordoba Following our lovely time in Bolivia we caught a bus from La Quiaca (northern Argentina) to Cordoba. Cordoba is well-known in Argentina for the strange, singing speech of the locals. We didn't see too much but a big city. However, during the 24 hour bus ride from Bolivia Nathan and I caught a nagging cold which plagued us during our entire stay in Cordoba. Not seeing too mu ... 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