Lago Matahue

Villa Pehuenia

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March 3rd 2008
A holiday within the trip? After Junin we headed further north to Zapala across a more open but empty landscape of vast plateaus between huge crater shaped depressions. It is dinosaur fossil country. From there we turned back west and headed back to the hills to eventually reach Villa Pehuenia. In case you don't know, and why would you, Pehuen is the Mapuche indian word for Araucaria or Monkey ... read more

South America » Argentina » Neuquén » Villa Pehuenia

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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