Penguin on Peninsula Valdez

Patagonia

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January 17th 2010
After leaving Bariloche, I headed down to Patagonia. Patagonia was the part of my trip that I was most looking forward to. While planning my trip to South America, I was overwhelmed with the possibilities of South America. Its such a vast, amazing continent, with so much to see - the beaches in Colombia, the Andes mountains in Ecuador and Peru, the salt flats in Bolivia, the famous hospitality ... read more

South America » Argentina

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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