Ben with his very expensive glass of wine

Mendoza

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September 1st 2011
We arrived in Mendoza pretty early in the morning and looked on the map to locate our hostel from the bus station. On the map it looked pretty far away and we were tired so we just jumped into a taxi...about 2 minutes later having driven up one road and turned left once we arrived at our hostel...we definitely could have walked that! We checked into the hostel and decided to go out for some lunch, ... 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