Horse riding with the Gauchos

Argentinian Patagonia

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April 8th 2007
After our week of hiking in Chile we actually volunteered ourselves for more! Hiking is one of those things that sometimes seems crazy but let me tell you in Patagonia the views are so good that the bad stuff just disapears. A fairly drawn out trip from Puerto Natales to El Calafate ensued after a days rest. The border crossing was a little convoluted and the Argentinian post was freezing! ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Calafate

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more