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Bariloche

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March 21st 2007
Bariloche, Argentina Bariloche is a great place. It´s a combination of a Swiss ski resort and typical South America. There were chocolate shops everywhere with the obligatory chocolate fountain. (Hard for Kerry to leave.) We did the Nahuel Haupi Traverse above Bariloche. This is probably the hardest trek we have done due to the constant climbing and decending over rough rocky and scree terrai ... read more

South America » Argentina » Río Negro » San Carlos de Bariloche

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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