The view at 4000m.

A little bit of deja vu circa 2008

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February 7th 2010
After my flying visit to Iguazu Falls, I was off to Mendoza. If you look on a map (maybe even the one that is hopefully at the top of this post) you'll see that in the course of a week I managed to hit three of the boundaries of Argentina; North at Iguazu (with Brazil), East at Bs As (with Uruguay), and West at Mendoza (with Chile). And of course, in less than another five days I'd be at the South ... 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