Torres del Paine

Towers of Pain & Cones of Pleasure

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June 21st 2006
We are now in Mendoza, the region of Argentina which produces 70% of the country´s wine. So far, all we have done here is go to our hostel, decide it was rubbish and spend this morning finding another one!! From Punta Arenas, we made our way up to Puerto Natales, gateway to the Torres del Paine national park. It was very spooky in PN, as the whole valley was under a strange blanket of cloud. ... 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