the wine museum

Made it to Mendoza

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December 7th 2009
Most of us said our goodbyes on leaving the evening meal, but the spanish guys were flying to iguazu, so I ended up saying goodbye in the airport. My plane was late, as expected, but as soon as we climbed above the city the weather was fantastic.. As we flew further north I could see Torres del Paine quite clearly in the distance. The flight stopped in Calafate, and was late taking off; I was su ... 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