The Andes Pass Chile

Mendoza

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August 25th 2011
Sunday 21st August Up at sparrows fart this morning to be down at the bus terminal by 7am and the bus leaves on time with everyone on board – except us! The girl at the office says “It left at 7.30am.” We say “What are you on, its only 7am”, but she is adamant that it is 8am. The clock in the terminal says 7am and the man who walks by says its 7am. Yeah, you guessed it! Daylight s ... 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