Us and Mt Fitz Roy

Rain, mountains and snow

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April 8th 2007
Upon arrival in El Chalten the million and one different plans we had decided on along the way for this leg of the trip came into play. It was raining and not so nice weather as we pulled in so we wussed it and instead of camping in the free camp area we went to the hostel and stayed in a dorm bed. The Rancho Grande hostel was very clean and had great cakes but was full of smoke and the kitche ... 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