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El Calafate, Argentina & the Perito Moreno Glacier

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April 18th 2011
The five hour bus journey from Puerto Natales to El Calafate was surprisingly bearable despite none of us getting any meaningful sleep last night. After dinner and beers last night the 4 of us bundled ourselves into the back of an affable local's car and were escorted to the local 80's disco, wonderful! We had already enjoyed a fair amount of the local brew in a fabulous bar but it just seemed l ... 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