El Calafate

Patagonia

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March 20th 2008
As every single flight to anywhere in Patagonia from Buenos Aires was booked out it was down to us and the Israelis to start the mammoth bus journey´s to southern Argentina. We had read great things about Peninsula Valdes so we decided to break the journey by stopping off in Puerto Madryn. This is a little sea side town but with wild winds. We got the 18 hour bus with Don Otto and as it was Pa ... read more

South America » Argentina

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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