The Glacier Surface

Perito Moreno Glacier

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January 22nd 2008
I went on a ¨minitrekking¨ tour of the Perito Moreno Glacier (the breaking glacier) today, and it was great. First we went to see the glacier from some balconies that overlook it, and I saw a huge section of the glacier collapse into the water (and lots of smaller collapses as well). Then we sailed to another place on the glacier, and went for a walk on the glacier for about an hour and a half, ... 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