el calafate

el calafate

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April 23rd 2007
I reluctantly left EL Chaltan and moved on to EL Calafate...homeof GLacier Perito Moreno. Truly fascinating to see such a massive amount of ice! Its´even better to see big chunks of the glacier fall off into the water....wish i could have caught that on camera but i always missed it by just a few seconds!!! ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » Perito Moreno Glacier

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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