Argentina - Mendoza

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My brother Jimmy now resides in Mendoza, Argentina after spending ten years in Buenos Aires.
Linzi had a week here before she had to return to the UK but I stayed nearly a month.

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Plaza Espana, Mendoza. Plaza Pellegrini, Mendoza. Very near Jimmy's apartment. Very popular at night with Tango dancers. Paseo Sarmiento: full of cafes 
and a great place to do 
some people watching.
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The Interior of Mendoza Cathedral. Igesia Y Sanituario El Challo. Wine tasting at Bodega Weinert, Mendoza. Great wine .... especially the Malbec. Look out for it at Oddbins! Lunch stop at Vallecitos on the 
way to Chile.
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Jimmy and Willie admire the Asado (BBQ to you and me) Wilma The landscape on the road between Mendoza and the Chilean border. 
Note the erosion from the river in 
the foreground.
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Cristo Redentor is a famous monument on the Argentina & Chile border erected after settlement of a territorial dispute in 1902. The hairpin road up to the ridge is only open a few month each 
year and is closed after the 
first snow fall of the season.		 Puente del Inca is a natural stone bridge over the Rio Mendoza, 2720 metres above sea level. The ruins of a thermal hotel can be seen. 
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Canon del Atuel near San Rafael. Canon del Atuel. Villavicencio, between Mendoza 
and Uspallata. Truly beautiful.

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