Cactuses

Argentina: Part 1 - Mendoza 23rd - 25th March 2011

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March 31st 2011
We travelled on a ‘Tur bus’ through the stunning Andes. We took loads of photos through the glass of the coach window – we’d have like to get out and take some properly. It was a landscape completely different to anything we’d seen so far, very dry, the only real vegetation being cactuses, and some of the steepest and windiest roads yet! Another new experience was the ‘in-flight’ ... 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