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Mendoza and farewell to Buenos Aires

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December 17th 2014
So last time we left off I had just arrived in Mendoza. My first day I explored the city a bit, it is really beautiful with nice parks and streets. The following day I signed up for an excursions to the foothills of the Andes mountains. We hiked in the blazing sun for around 2 hours to the highest point in that area, which had great views of the mountainous landscape. After that it was time to mak ... 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