Cabañas El descanso
The place
Cabañas El descanso ("The Rest Cabins") in San Juan province, San Juan Capital/Rivadavia area (eastern Cuyo foothills of the Andes, Argentina), at 773 m elevation, on the eastern foothills of the Andes Cordillera. Continuous Argentina Cuyo cluster (batches 260-404). Tourist cabañas in Cuyo's Malbec wine foothills (San Juan, population 500,000, the provincial capital + Rivadavia, population 90,000 + Cuyo, a historic wine region spanning Mendoza/San Juan/San Luis, known for Malbec and Torrontés + the Andes Cordillera, home to Aconcagua at 6,960 m, the highest peak in the Americas + heritage of the Huarpe people (a pre-Inca people, with the Huarpe language now extinct since the 17th century) + Mendocinos/Sanjuaninos speaking the Cuyano dialect of Argentine Spanish + the iconic heritage of José de San Martín (1778-1850), the liberator of Argentina, Chile, and Peru, famed for his 1817 crossing of the Andes + the iconic heritage of Domingo Sarmiento, born in San Juan (1811-1888), president 1868-1874, iconic promoter of public education + the iconic heritage of the San Juan earthquake of 15 January 1944, magnitude 7.4, 10,000 deaths, the worst earthquake in Argentina's history + the iconic heritage of Juan Perón, 1946-1955 and 1973-1974, and Evita Duarte (1919-1952) + the iconic heritage of the Videla dictatorship, 1976-1983, with 30,000 desaparecidos + the Falklands/Malvinas War, 2 April-14 June 1982, 649 Argentine soldiers killed, ending in defeat to the UK + the iconic heritage of Menem, 1989-1999, dollarisation and the 2001 crisis + Néstor/Cristina Kirchner, 2003-2015, populism + Macri, 2015-2019, liberal economics + Milei, 2023-present, iconic anarcho-capitalist + the iconic heritage of Diego Maradona (1960-2020), the "Golden Boy," the 1986 "Hand of God," iconic + Messi (b. 1987), eight Ballon d'Or awards, 2022 World Cup champion, iconic).
The setting
San Juan, San Juan Capital/Rivadavia, eastern Cuyo Andes foothills, Argentina, 773 m, eastern Andes Cordillera foothills, continuous cluster batches 260-404, tourist cabañas in Cuyo's Malbec foothills + San Juan pop. 500,000 provincial capital + Rivadavia pop. 90,000 + Cuyo historic wine region Mendoza/San Juan/San Luis, Malbec Torrontés + Andes Cordillera 6,960 m Aconcagua, highest peak in the Americas, Huarpe pre-Inca people, extinct Huarpe language since 17th c. + Mendocinos/Sanjuaninos Cuyano Spanish dialect + San Martín 1778-1850, liberator of Argentina, Chile, Peru, 1817 Andes crossing, iconic + Sarmiento, San Juan 1811-1888, president 1868-1874, public education, iconic + San Juan earthquake 15 Jan 1944, magnitude 7.4, 10,000 deaths, worst in Argentina + Perón 1946-1955, 1973-1974, Evita 1919-1952, iconic + Videla 1976-1983, 30,000 desaparecidos + Falklands/Malvinas War 2 April-14 June 1982, 649 Argentine deaths, defeat to UK + Menem 1989-1999, dollarisation, 2001 crisis + Kirchner 2003-2015 + Macri 2015-2019 + Milei 2023-present, anarcho-capitalist, iconic + Maradona 1960-2020, 1986 Hand of God, iconic + Messi b. 1987, 8 Ballons d'Or, 2022 World Cup champion, iconic.
