Mercedes Sosa carried on an intense international artistic activity during her years in exile.  　　The defeat of Argentina in the war of the Islas Malvinas (Falklands Islands), in 1982, prompted the end of the military dictatorship and the beginning of the democracy era. She picked this time to release the double album "Mercedes Sosa in Argentina ".  　　She continued recording albums and traveling the world with her songs. She performed at the Lincoln Center, and the Carnagie Hall of New York, at the French Mogador and in numerous cities in Argentina. In every place, she was received by ovations and recognitions, not only for her talent but also for her integrity.  　　Since then there were more records and more special guests at her shows, like: Pablo Milanés, Alfredo Kraus, Renata Scotto, Andrea Bocelli, Teresa Parodi, Víctor Heredia, Roberto Goyoneche and Fito Páez among others; and continued with extended tours in Australia, Greece, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Holland, England, France, Austria, Israel, The United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay and the Canary Isles. The more memorable performances were at the Concertegebuw of Amsterdam and at the Carnegie Hall of New York, where her performance was closed by a ten minutes ovation.  　　Meanwhile, as producer, she organized the show "Without Borders", that got together seven Latin-American singers: Argentine Teresa Parodi and Silvina Garré, Colombian Leonor Gonzalez Mina, Venezuelan Lilia Vera, the Brazilian Beth Carvalho and Mexican Amparo Ochoa, besides Mercedes at the Luna Park Stadium of Buenos Aires .  　　Together with popular recognition she received important national and international awards as the medal of the Order of the Commander of the Arts and the Lyrics, granted by the Department of Culture of the France; an award as illustrious persona in Houston, Texas granted by the governor of the state and by the mayor of the city; she also received the distinction of illustrious Citizen of Tucumán and illustrious Citizen of Buenos Aires, the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Medal of Cultural Merit from Ecuador, the Shield of the National Major University of San Marcos, Peru; and the UNIFEM Prize by the United Nations, who distinguished her labor in defense of women's rights, among other distinctions.