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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]
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] Blog: El Chalten and the Fitzroy Range
Date: April 12th 2006
Day 1 I arrived to El Chalten and walked down the dusty road past the little A-frame alpine huts and found a great youth hostel called Rancho Grande. It was the largest hostel I had stayed at, but a great meeting place for travellers. The Fitzroy range includes some famous peaks such as the Cerro Torre and Fitzroy Peak itself and are supposedly some of the hardest peaks to climb. ... read more
Date: April 12th 2006
Day 1 I arrived to El Chalten and walked down the dusty road past the little A-frame alpine huts and found a great youth hostel called Rancho Grande. It was the largest hostel I had stayed at, but a great meeting place for travellers. The Fitzroy range includes some famous peaks such as the Cerro Torre and Fitzroy Peak itself and are supposedly some of the hardest peaks to climb. ... read more
