We started off in the San Telmo neighborhood of Buenos Aires, before heading off to visit Mendoza.
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San Telmo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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LATAM airline map. En route from Buenos Aires to San Juan. |
The Falklands war is still a sore point for some in Argentina.
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On the road from San Juan to Mendoza. |
The Mendoza airport is closed for 90 days, so we had to fly to San Juan, then take a bus to Mendoza. It was not so bad, because the long-distance buses in Argentina are comfortable, and we got to see the countryside. It reminds me of Nevada or Patagonia (far to the south of here).
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Maipu, Argentina.
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We rented bikes in Maipu and then visited a couple of wineries. There are some nice protected bike lanes on some of the main roads (though not on this one).