View from the balconies near the glacier

El Calafate and the Petito Moreno Glacier

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November 13th 2007
We are very excited to say that we went very far south into the Patagonian region of Argentina! After numerous hours on different buses, we finally arrived in a very nice town called El Calafate (population: 8000). El Calafate is quite touristy and expensive due to its close proximity to the Petito Moreno Glacier. THE GLACIER This glacier is stable and we heard it´s the only glacie ... 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