Parque Nacional Talampaya

Land-sailing and lunar landscapes

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November 14th 2011
After a couple of days of well-earned rest in Salta, which while we have been driving around the province saw record-breaking temperatures (a sizzling 47 degrees), we are southbound to San Juan province - another overnight bus trip. Here too we rent a car - you guessed it, a VW Gol, this time in a fetching shade of red - to do a little five-day circuit of the wonders San Juan and La Rioja provinc ... read more

South America » Argentina » San Juan

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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