Acuario Municipal Mendoza

We like Argentina!!

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December 4th 2006
We arrived in Mendoza, Argentina on November 30 after traveling over (and through) the Andes. We passed some lovely countryside. We were able to get a view of Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Andes and very beautiful with its snow. But it is definitely summer here - it feels hot and we passed some closed ski resorts. We traveled with Jeanne and Abe and Noah. Ben and Oliver really enjoye ... read more

South America » Argentina » 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