Simon and the boar!

Are we in Switzerland?

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March 27th 2007
We arrived in this faux swiss town filled with chocolate. fondue and St. Bernards and settled in to our lovely lovely hostel (Periko's - highly recommended) in no time. Although it was a bigger town than we've been used to, Bariloche still has a really nice feel to it and is nestled on the edge of a huge lake. We decided seeing as we only had a few days and wanted to see EVERYTHING that we wou ... 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