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Fitz Roy, El Chalten, Argentina

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March 24th 2009
After hiking for 5 days in Torres del Paine, the only logical thing to do was to keep hiking! We took a series of buses from Puerta Natalia, Chile to El Chalten, Argentina. El Chalten is a quaint little town where the internet is still dial up and the paved main street turns back into a dirt road at the edge of town. El Chalten is home to Fitz Roy Mountain, Poincenot, etc. which is a set of tow ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Chaltén

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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