Here be Hippies

From climbing to clubbing

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June 11th 2007
El Bolson Before we hit the sensory overload that is Buenos Aires we had a bit more mountain action to enjoy (hurrah - more up!!). We continued our travels from the last blog by heading to El Bolson, a little town nestled in a valley in the Andes, not too far from the Chilean border. Glorious weather when we arrived, which we celebrated with 2 bottles of very nice Argentinian red wine. ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires

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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