Oct 26, 2008 - Santa Fe to San Luis, Argentina

As we got closer to San Luis, we started getting into higher country. ... The air is very clear, cool, and DRY! When we got into San Luis, we actually saw a WalMart! Didn't stop, just couldn't bring ourselves to shop at a WalMart in Argentina. ... In San Luis, the local dish is chivito, which is grilled kid (that's the 4 legged variety). ...

Apr 20, 2006 - Valle Fertil and the National Parks

We had read about two National Parks that we were going to be near so we thought we would do the sight seeing thing and go visit them.We had read about two National Parks that we were going to be near so we thought we would do the sight seeing thing and go visit them....

Feb 19, 2006 - Mendoza to Villa Mercedes

As we left Mendoza we decended from the foothills of the Andes onto the flat plains of central Argentina. Perhaps this is a form of population control? When we arrived at Villa Mercedes it was siesta time and the town looked deserted. ... Our hotel had a nice pool and we were quite happy to just chill by the pool with a few beers as it was above 30C all day.As we left Mendoza we decended from the foothills of the Andes onto the flat plains of central Argentina. Perhaps this is a form of population control? When we arrived at Villa Mercedes it was siesta time and the town looked deserted. ... Our hotel had a nice pool and we were quite happy to just chill by the pool with a few beers as it was above 30C all day....