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El Calafate

January 24th 2007
EL CALAFATE - from 35 degrees tropics in Iguazu squatting mosquitos, Amazonian looking locals, 101%humidity, etc, and on to 8 degrees, drizzle, wind, snow capped peaks, glaciers. PATAGONIA. The town of El Calafate is like some sort of alpine village or Alaskan former gold rush town. And the town IS booming. The population only 5 years ago was 2000. Today its 15000. In 10 years it will be in the vi ... read more
South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » Perito Moreno Glacier

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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