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here is something in mendoza that invites us to stay in
this place, to leave back our duties and responsibilities
t in order to take refuge in this huge oasis,

where pre-columbian men defied the desert and created
complex irrigation channels that the men of these days have
concreted to make what it is now: a place of beautiful natural
and artificial scenarios, beautiful landscapes of monotonous
and dusty plains, green valleys crowded with grapes and apples,
capricious mountains that can be sandy or rocky ones, sometimes
white with snow or gray and surrounded by threatening clouds. all
that combined with the early morning perfume of the wetlands and the
smell of the herbs and fruits that the wind brings from the far forests.
the mountain range is always there, looking at us and remembering us
how small we are in front of her. But mendoza is not only one of the
most beautiful and nice cities of argentina, it is also a place inhabited by
generous and hospitable men and beautiful and brave women of sincere
look.
Because of its particular geography, it is the perfect framework to shelter
the best vineyards of latin america. it is in its wine vaults that the most
exquisite and best known wines of the world are prepared, succulent wines
where one can perceive the flavor of the fruit grown in this generous land,
such as apple, cherries and even the taste of the soil that sometimes is
dry and hard other times is kind and fertile. with a little bit of patience
one can recognize the aromas and appreciate the abundant and varied
sensations that the old art of drinking may give to us. this would have

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