Glacier Up Close

A place to see before you die

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November 13th 2008
Wow! Words cannot describe the day we had today, but I will try 😊 We are in El Calafate, Patagonia at the moment which is about 40 km from the El Perito Moreno Glacier. We booked in at the Hostelling International hostel in town which legitimately is the nicest hostel I have ever stayed in. I mean, the titled floors are even heated! We headed off on a tour with our hostel this morning to t ... 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