Perito Moreno

Last of the advancing glaciers

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December 11th 2008
We were picked up early for our tour of Perito Merino glacier. Shock, horror, the tour bus is full of annoying old Americans. We talked to an old couple about where we were going and they proceeded to argue for half an hour about which side of Iguazu falls they saw. Perito Morino is full of tourists and tourist buses, but is also very well set up due to the glacier essentially running into ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » Perito Moreno Glacier

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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