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Wines of Argentina and Chile - Los Andes, 2013 Tuesday March 19

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March 19th 2013
All the beauty of yesterday was severely interrupted at 5:15 this morning by the sudden onslaught of traveller’s diarrhea. Deciding between then and 8:00 breakfast time that it was not caused by an excess of vine-ripened grapes (probably caused by what was on the unwashed grapes), I took Cipro antibiotic. That was immediately effective, and I ate a modest fruit-free breakfast. Our first event t ... read more

South America » Chile

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more