Glacier Torre

Bariloche to El Chaltén

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February 16th 2008
What luck we had on this bus ride. Dain completely jinxed the entire operation. As soon as he sat down on the bus he sarcastically crossed himself, by the time we were in El Bolson the bus had broke down. The passengers waited together and here we met our actuary friends from England, Chloe and Phil. As well as some students, not unlike ourselves, from California, Tasha and Morgan. While the ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Chaltén

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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