The Andes

Bicycling in the Mendoza Wine Country

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January 6th 2012
A long awaited trip to Mendoza started pleasantly on yet another blazing summer day in Santiago, Chile. On December 7, 2011, Don and I boarded the Argentinian airline, Aerolineas, with few hassles.<span> The plane took off 25 minutes early. Don's Santiago colleagues’ skepticism about the Argentine airlines’ punctuality aside.<span> <span> About a quarter full on this da ... 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