Puerto Madryn

Puerto Madryn & Peninsula Valdes National Park

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March 30th 2007
After just over a week in Buenos Aires it was time to get out before I got stuck and see some of this country. Was on my way to do a spanish course in Bariloche and thought that I´d stop over for a few days in a town called Puerto Madryn. My main aim of coming to this town was going to the nearby Peninsula Valdes National Park, which is the place where Orca come and beach themselves in hope of ... 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