a friend I met while waiting for the boat

Puerto Madryn

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November 27th 2008
After our rain soaked adventure in El Chalten yesterday we flew northeast to Puerto Madryn where we are now in yet another bus to the east coast village of Puerto Piramides for a boat ride to the whales. Nothing in this part of the world is within walking distance. The whales are waiting for us and we get an unexpected show of some young ‘uns cavorting about their mothers. These are the “so ... 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