View from El Chalten

Fitz Roy

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January 21st 2008
I spent the last two days trekking in the Fitz Roy Range. The view here are amazing, with snow capped peaks, green valleys and blue lagunas. Yesterday I went up to Laguna Torre, beneath Mt. Torre. I started climbing at 14:00, but still got back before dark (which is after 23:00 now). Today I went up to Laguna de Los Tres, beneath Mt. Fitz Roy, which was even better (although a more difficult cli ... read more

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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