Bus ride

For our second bus ride, somehow Jeff got us the best seats on the bus... we were on the top level of the double decker bus in the very front seats (directly above the bus driver), so we could see out the front windows! Our friends behind us were trying to make creepz faces

El Calafate and Perito Moreno Glacier

April 27th 2009
We are in El Calafate now, a small town in the southern patagonia area (but north of where we were last, in Ushuaia). This town is where people come to see the Perito Moreno Glacier, a massive block of ice that is know for being one of few glaciers that is actually advancing and not receding (global warming for ya). It moves outward at about 7 feet per day and is over 200 feet high! I guess tha ... read more

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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

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