The Angel of El Bolson

"Have you met anyone yet?" Part 2

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January 13th 2009
"I design space telescopes." "I engineer lasers for eye surgery." "I am a translator for the UN." "I design wind farms." And today, the beautiful Argentine woman in my hostel said to me, "I am a high altitude archaeologist, I only work above 5000 meters, 17000 feet." Wow! I´ve met some amazing people... On the trail in El Bolson I met two young German women who had hitch-hiked all over Pata ... 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