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Mendoza: Got Caught in a "Feed"back Loop - Wine steak, steak wine and more steak, wine and Wine and Steak!

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January 5th 2012
Is there a better way to live life. At the foothills of the Andes, the mountain range makes an impressive backdrop to the beautiful little city of Mendoza. I stayed in a great hostel called Hostel Independencie. It was right next to the main square in the city called Plaza Independencie. Built on a desert, water is a precious commodity here and irrigation ditches run throughout the city. I call ... 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