Overview from Parque Metropolitano

Across the Andes to Mendoza

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December 23rd 2011
<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Day 69 –Monday 19th December Walking in circles is today’s theme first we went to the Parque Metropolitano to get the funicular to the top of the hill and the statue of Virgen de la Immaculada Concepcion well really to see the great views of Santiago. The first problem was that it was 11.30am when we arrived and the funicular ... 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