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Argentine Flag 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 Calafate and Perito Moreno Glacier
Date: January 28th 2009

El Calafate

El Calafate is a small village (population 6,000) in Patagonia. Its economy is almost solely driven by tourism, as it lies on the borders of the Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the second largest park in Argentina. An aside, this park contains a giant ice cap in the Andes range that feeds 47 large glaciers. This is the largest ice cap outside o ... read more

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