Cabalgatas near Barriloche

BARILOCHE, RUTA 40 & PATAGONIA

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December 18th 2010
Having passed our Spanish course (with a certificate and everything), we are now completely fluent in the language and therefore the rest of this blog will be in Spanish, not English. Bueno…... Or maybe not; the course was good but not good enough to overcome our ignorance and lack of ability. It’s going to be a long time until we are conversant with the locals. We had just enough time before ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz

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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