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Patagonian Adventure-PART VI-El Chalten

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January 12th 2007
PART VI: El Chalten: January 8 to January 13, 2007 The isolated village of El Chalten located at the base of Mount Fitz Roy is a true international destination for amateurs and experts in hiking, trekking and climbing. According to the Lonely planet, El Chalten was built in 1985 in order to claim the territory over Chile, and consequently became the youngest Argentinean city. From the village, w ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Chaltén

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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