South America - Week 7 010407A

South America - Week 7

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April 7th 2007
Up early on Sunday for day trip to Moreno Glacier. Feeling sick from too much of a good time last night & managed to get a few more zzz's in on the bus drive there. Dropped off to walk to glacier - very scenic & probably helped to sweat out some alcohol. Ate lunch overlooking the glacier, then took a boatride right up to the face of it - just amazing. Even got to see it calve once or twice up clos ... 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