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glacier part deux

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March 10th 2009
30 hour bus ride done. this bus was nice but they gave us no food or pillows or blankets which was kinda annoying. But I made it, even had a few friends on my bus, couple of German girls Peter and I had met while biking. El Calafate really only has one thing to do, the Perito Moreno glacier. Unlike the previous alpine glaciers i had seen this was a valley glacier and it is huge, 5km across, 15 ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Calafate

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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