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The Lakes District, South America

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December 4th 2010
The next part of our travels was through the Lakes District, which is again split between Argentina and Chile, either side of the Andes mountain range. As the name suggests, this area has numerous lakes as well as quite a few volcanoes (some active!). After disembarking in Puerto Montt, Chile from our 4 day cruise through the Chilean fiords, we headed for the town of Puerto Varas, a former G ... 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