035-038 Cycle Touring Chile, Argentina and Uruguay

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Mendoza
Mendoza was a laid-back city that made a perfect day of rest, an easy thing to do
in Mendoza, maybe due to the many wineries (more than 1,500). The town was
further used as a base to tour the vineyards. As a result, generally, people were
in a relaxed mood. At the time, Mendoza was famous for its Malbec wines which
grew at high altitude at the foothills of the Andes. This alone was enough to
make me stay an extra day. Ernest booked the barbeque night, an “eat-all-you-
can” affair. I watched the spectacle through the bottom of a wine glass as I
hadn’t changed my vegetarian status quite yet.

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