The view from our bed

Here comes the rain....

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November 18th 2005
Ok...so I jinxed everything by stating that the weather had been superb up to this point....as you can see from the photos the weather can be very British !! So we took a flight from the south into Puerto Varas, in the chilean lake district. It was a kinda strange place...the main attraction was the Volcano Osorno, that remained firmly in the clouds during our brief visit. We decided to spen ... read more

South America » Argentina » Río Negro » San Carlos de Bariloche

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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