At the trailhead

South America Day 23 - El Chalten

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January 31st 2019
Today there has been a difference of opinion. I planned a pleasant drive to a lake but have been overruled. Instead, we are doing a 10 km hike up a mountain to a different lake. It seems rather foolish to walk, particularly uphill, when we have paid good money for a hire car. After breakfast and the packing of supplies (my latest addiction – Rocklets galletitas – cookies with chocolate chi ... read more

South America » Argentina

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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