Me in andes

hitching Argentina

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May 9th 2010
Olatz and I got a ride about 5 minutes after we stuck our thumbs out. Fortunate considering it was about 5pm by the time we started due to the shop being late repairing my glasses. Two guys stopped and said they were going about 20km down the road, good enough. We hopped in. Abut five minutes later as they were chatting away about what they did and where they live, they offered us to come into the ... 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