Children anxiously awaiting the parade

Mendoza--schools, parades, and vino

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March 3rd 2018
With Bill Elasky I made it to Mendoza, Argentina after some 30 hours of travel...weather in Texas nearly grounded our plane but we made it out between thunderstorms. You know you are in a cool place when you get through customs and are met by a group of handsome young people handing you boxes of grapes! Once settled in to our hostel in the center of town we set off to find Paola Diaz. Paola is ... 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