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Letter from Argentina

Letter from Argentina
A pavement in Mendoza, Argentina. Photo: Galloimages/Gettyimages.com
A pavement in Mendoza, Argentina. Photo: Galloimages/Gettyimages.com

Mendoza is kind of like the Stellenbosch of Argentina, writes Nick Dall, and not only because of the wine…

When I was 24, I flew to Brazil and hopped on a bus bound for Chile. After two days on the road, I got off in Argentina in a city called Mendoza.

It was meant to be a temporary stop but I ended up staying two years; learning Spanish, joining the local squash club (I got roundly beaten by legendary Pumas prop Federico Méndez a few times), and eating my way through what felt like an entire herd of cattle.

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