Petito Moreno Glacier

The Mighty Perito Moreno Glacier

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April 21st 2007
On a bus heading south, we´re not talking just a little bus ride, but one that involves 26 hours on the same damned bus. Luckily Argentina possess some of the nicest buses on the earth so it makes travelling a little more pleasant. We leave El Bolson and arrive in Rio Gallegos 26 hours later and too late at night to catch a connecting bus, so that night is spent in a family run hostel where I ... 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