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El Calafate....way down South - Perito Moreno Glacier

July 20th 2011
After a three hour flight from Buenos Aires to El Calafate, flying over Patagonia's barren lands, we were in true Southern hemisphere winter, surrounded by snowy landscapes. Within fifteen minutes of landing on the tarmac, we were in a taxi driving past mountains and lakes under crisp blue skies on our way to the small town of El Calafate. Our hostel (America del Sur) was located in fr ... read more
South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Calafate

Argentine Flag 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
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