Glacier Hiking

Patagonia

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January 9th 2009
I crossed back into Argentinia to spend Christmas in Argentina use it as my launching point down to El Calafate...my entry into Argentinian Patagonia. Christmas in Salta, northwest Argentinia was good fun. The main meal is around 11pm on Christmas Eve and come midnight, piles of fireworks are exploded. I went to midnight mass in Salta and I pitied the priest...as he tried to vye with the noise o ... 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