Ice hole

El Calafate

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April 22nd 2006
Only a 5 hour journey to El Calafate including the annoying border crossings again, so not a bad journey. Also had the overly jolly Spanish women from the Torres tour on the bus too. Arrived around lunch time and luckily the hostel I wanted to stay in was represented at the bus station ready to take me to the hostel! Excellent! Grand new hostel so great rooms, all 4 people with ensuite toilet, s ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » Perito Moreno Glacier

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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