Glacier Perito Moreno

Patagonian Adventure-PART VII-El Calafate

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January 15th 2007
PART VII: El Calafate: January 15-16 After driving along a sinuous road to reach the Glacier Perito Moreno, we arrived at the site early morning to contemplate silently this gigantic ice creature. It was well-worth arriving before the tourists wave as we had a more "intimate" relationship with the glacier while observing it: we could hear every cracking and see every fall of the ice. I had the ... read more

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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