Big Ice

Walking on Ice

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March 29th 2010
“Don’t lean too far forward,” admonished Carlos (who looked disconcertingly like an elf from Lord of the Rings). He held my hand and a loop of the harness strapped around my waist. I took a deep breath and leaned forward, staring into the intense, bottomless blue of the ice chasm. *** I had been hiking for several hours already across the arctic (Antarctic?) landscape of the Perito Mor ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » Los Glaciares National Park

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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