Blogs from Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina, South America - page 70

So, after 2 days of tiring travel, we finally made it to Mendoza, Argentina, which is in the desert foothills of the Andean mountains. As we flew in the clouds covered most of the mountain range, but between them, we could see the snowcovered 3,000m (9,000ft) peaks looming above the town. Our first day was spent with our Argentinian guide, Juilio, practicing our Spanish and enjoying a genuine Argentine Asado (bbq) consisting of ribs and chorizos, prepared my "el maestro", Julio! Not only did we get to enjoy the carne but we were also able to learn a few secrets on how to keep the meat juicy and to keep the coals going consistently. Our next Asado will be prepared by Noah!!! The second day Julio took us on a guided walk through Mendoza. He then ... read more

Vi kom til Mendoza sent paa kvelden etter en kald og strabasios 12-timerstur over Andesfjellene fra Chile. I Mendoza tok vi inn paa et veldig hyggelig ungdomshostel og gikk ellers rett I seng. Da vi vaaknet var det Snorres bursdag og tid for feiring! Dagen gikk med til kakespising, drikking og mer kakespising. Kvelden ble feiret paa en fancy restaurant og endte paa en lokal studentfest der vi ble gode og fulle alle tre J Morsom kveld! Mendoza er i hjertet av Argentinas vinland, og regionen staar for 70% av landets vinproduksjon. I lopet av dagene der fikk vi baade med oss en lang paragliding-tur noen hundre meter over bakken, og en rundtur paa to av de locale vingaardene. Vinproduksjonen her maa sies aa vaere noen hundre hakk mer moderne enn den vi saa I Peru.… ... read more

The bus has become my new friend... and new mode of transportation throughout South America. There really isn't a train system in South America from what I've seen, and the flights are still quite expensive, so the bus is the way everyone gets around. I got on an overnight 10-hour bus ride back up to Santiago and made it into the city early in the morning. I checked back into my little guest house in Providencia (Av. Condel Guest House) and did some laundry that was well overdue. I had kept in touch with the New Hampshire Trade Mission director and offered to help them with a tourism expo the following day in Santiago. I met up with Michelle (New Hampshire International Trade Center co-director) at the Intercontinental Hotel and we set up a booth for ... read more

Tarzan - dit le Japonais - et Marmotte vous saluent de Mendoza, capitale de la province du même nom et paradis de Bacchus. La route pour arriver ici a été difficile mais spectaculaire. Nous croyions pouvoir rallier San Rafael à notre départ de Zapala, mais c'était sans compter avec le "ripio". À mi-chemin, en pleine montagne, notre excellente route pavée s'est transformée en sentier de roches. Disons que ça ralenti un peu l'allure. Nous avons aussi consommé quelques tonnes de poussière argentine... surtout en croisant des 4x4 pilotés par des disciples de Fangio. Marmotte s'est fait plein d'amis en chemin : vaches, chevaux, moutons, chèvres, chiens, condors et même des autruches !! Tout ce beau petit monde traverse la route quand bon lui semble, ordinairement en gros troupeau. C'est pas facile de se frayer un chemin ... read more