Aconcagua - highest mountain outside the Himalayas

Mendoza - city of wine, high mountains and plazas

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May 14th 2010
Amit: "Mendoza and Sauvignon Blanc: We took a night bus to Mendoza. I am now going to tell you about Mendoza. Mendoza is a small city, compared to Buenos Aires, but a large city compared to Bariloche. It has five plazas (four plazas arranged around a central one) so if there is another earthquake (as there was in 1861) people will have a place to go to. The plazas names are: Plaza Chile, Plaza It ... read more

South America » Argentina

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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