Chilecito vineyard

WEEK 12 - CHILECITO

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February 23rd 2007
WEEK 12 CHILECITO Chilecito a town of 43,000 is located 3 hours from La Rioja. Again the journey was through desert but there were impressive red sandstone cliffs to the west and a stretch which had wonderful red sandy desert reminiscent of Australia. Chilecito owes its origin to the mining of gold and silver. Output peaked in the early 20 century with the building of a 36 kilometer cable c ... read more

South America » Argentina » La Rioja

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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