San Antonia de Areco

Whale watching in Puerto Madryn

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September 14th 2007
We caught an overnight bus from Bariloche to Puerto Madryn, a 13 hour journey falling asleep to mountains, lakes and forest and waking to a slightly eirie flat, treeless, misty Patagonian landscape. Buses are the most popular and cheapest way to travel around South America and it proved to be very comfortable and we were adeqautely fed and watered and even watched The Queen on video! We arrive ... read more

South America » Argentina » Chubut » Puerto Madryn

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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