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The Pilgrimage north up 'Route 40'

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April 7th 2010
Well after leaving Chile and the wilderness of Torres Del Paine it was time to head back to Argentina and to El Calafate. We are working our way north through the ice fields of Patagonia which is shared by both countries. El Calafate is the access point to the incredible Perito Moreno glacier. With a 60m ice wall with huge jagged edges and the rest of the glacier going back for as far as the eye c ... read more

South America » Argentina » Río Negro » San Carlos de Bariloche

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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