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Argentine Yerba Mate: The Starter’s Kit
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Though wine is certainly the beverage of choice amongst Mendoza locals, yerba mate is a close second.  This communal tea is one of the oldest Argentine traditions and it brings together family, friends, coworkers and study groups. On your adventures through Mendoza and Argentina, you can bet that sooner or later someone will offer you a sip, so here is what you need to...

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Día del Amigo in Argentina: Friendship Day
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Every year on July 20th, Argentines of all ages pack a lifetime’s worth of friendships into a 24-hour period of nonstop celebrations.  El Día del Amigo, though not officially a public holiday, is a cultural commandment that causes bars, restaurants, cafés and street corners to fill to the brim with groups of friends gathering to reconnect – if only for a couple of hours....

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