What we'd all been waiting for......the tasting part

Mendoza

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August 7th 2006
Our next stop in South America was Mendoza, a place famous for its wine. As soon as we arrived at our hostel we planned 3 days of activities to keep us busy starting with an afternoon tour to visit some wineries. The tour itself was pretty boring walking around the winery listening to a guide talk about the process of how they produce their wine. I felt like I was on a school trip and it didn't ... 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