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Day1, Elaine, Torres Del Paine!  
   

Day1, Elaine, Torres Del Paine!

Patagonia, a vast wilderness whipped and shaped by Antartica's harsh winds which for a few months during the Summer becomes a more hospitable oasis for el Gringo's.

January 3rd 2007
After the heady heights and sleepness nights in BA, we head down to the more sedate Patagonian wilderness. In Pennisular Valdez the seals laze on the beach, the sealions fight and penguins shuffle right before you. In southern Patagonia, Torres del Paine is listed as "the" area for "hard core trekkers". We have never been refered to as this before but this doesn't stop us as we head over to Pu ... read more
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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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