Behind the noise of billboards, souvenir shops, Asado restaurants, and a steady stream of city traffic, is a hidden doorway that leads straight into the heart of Mendoza´s Central Market, known as Mercado Central. As Mendoza´s only indoor food market featuring fresh and dry goods, the market has become a household name amongst the locals, and a tourist landmark for travelers looking to get a...
Run by a duo of two men named Martin, each meal is a dinner party. And though that may seem confusing at first, their system worked quite flawlessly: Martin 1 in the kitchen, Martin 2 in the dining room. Because seating is limited at the home-style dining table, dinner guests begin as strangers and by third course have forged unlikely friendships. The Martins believe...
One of five major highway passes that make the treacherous crossing through and over, up and around the Andean Mountain Range. Argentina shares a border of 3,200 miles (5150 km) with Chile, but the border crossings are few and far between, creating a bottle neck of trucks filled to the brim with fruits and veggies looking to get to the other side. These ferías...