Perito Moreno

El Calafate & Perito Moreno Glacier

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April 21st 2007
El Calafate I arrived in El Calafate after a pretty gruelling 30 odd hour bus ride, which went from Bariloche .. across to Comodoro Rivadavia on the Atlantic coast, down to Rio Gallegos (almost at the southernmost border with Chile) and then back up to Calafate. Managed to check into the hostel I wanted which was lucky! On my first day there I went for a wander around a small nature res ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Calafate

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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