Mendoza's main square

Crossing the Andes - onwards to Mendoza and Cordoba

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May 20th 2010
The bus journey from Santiago to Mendoza was not exactly the best journey of all time. On paper, the distance is only 300 or so kilometres, but with the Andes and an international border to cross, the journey turned out to take the whole day. The worst part was going through customs - on the Argentinean side of the border, all vehicles had to drive through a large warehouse, where all passengers ... 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