Mendoza, Argentina

Mendoza is a beautiful city located in the foothills of the Andes in the northern part of the country, and is the wine capital of Argentina. About two thirds of all Argentinian wine are produced in the surrounding region. I arrived about a month late to go to the annual wine festival here, but I still had a lot of fun going around to the different Bodegas and sampling all the wine. A really nice bottle of wine could be had for around $5 US, so I got to drink a lot of good quality stuff. Also, Argentinian meat is AMAZING. For about $10, you can get what would probably be a $40 steak in the US, with appetizer and wine. Even the quality of the meat at the grocery stores is really high, and super cheap. Not a whole lot more to say about the city, but it was really chill and laid back. Here are a few pics:







Trying some absinthe (hard to see, but the sugar is on fire):