El Bolson, Argentina

WEEK 7: ARGENTINA Esquel > Bariloche

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May 11th 2011
Thursday 14th April - Thursday 21st April We arrived in Esquel at 6.30am after the overnight bus trip from Puerto Madryn and headed straight to our hostel. After ringing the doorbell numerous times, and shivering in the dark and cold, we were reluctantly let in, shown to our dorm and asked to check in with our passports at 7am…. more like 9.30am after a couple of hours extra kip – beds are m ... 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