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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]
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] Blog: Glacier Trekking on Whipped Cream Peaks
Date: March 21st 2011
Date: March 21st 2011
Glacier Hound
Glaciers--can I ever get enough of them? I'd fallen in love with these rivers of ice in the Alps and in Alaska and through climbing films, and I longed to walk on one and peer down into a lapis-blue crevasse. Finally, in my beloved El Chalten, I got to sail across a turquoise lake, strap on crampons and walk on the whipped cream peaks of Argentina's largest glacier, ... read more
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Sun and snow
Sun bunnies can't understand the draw until they've seen one--glad you got to!
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Andrea
Now that I have seen the Alaska ones up close, I can see why you find them so appealing! Stunning in fact. Wow.
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