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Land of Fire

Tierra Del Fuego (Land of Fire) named after the abundant fires the natives kept burning to keep warm. While mountains line the coast, the majority of the land is windswept grass covered plains and winding rivers as seen from the plane.
Patagonia!

February 26th 2006
Rebecca: Did you see that ripple? Don: No, There´s nothing there. What are you talking about? I don´t see anything. Both: Wait. What the $&% is that? A first hand account of Don and Rebecca´s first encounter with a glacier. After a long 7 hour hike over the highest pass in our seven day trek, we are resting nearby our camp. Our view is of Glacier Gray in Torres Del Paine ... read more
South America » Argentina » Chubut

Argentine Flag 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
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