Another up close shot of Cerro Torre

El Chalten - Day 2 - Trekking up to the foot of Cerro Torre

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March 5th 2007
At about 8-8:30 we met Claudia and Will at the common dinning area of Rancho Grande hostel to have breakfast and prepare sandwiches for lunch. By the time we reached the (wrong) start of the trail it had hit 9:25am. The route to Lago Torre was fairly easy and mostly relatively flat (at last by my standards, which are set by my beloved parents). The paths was well shaped and at times with dry t ... read more

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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