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Planning the route / planeando la ruta

First trekking in El Chaltén ********** Primera marcha en El Chaltén
El Chaltén

December 15th 2005
El Chaltén is a new town, inaugurated only 20 years ago, known as "the capital of trekking", due to the amount of tourists who come here to do just that. And the truth is that one cannot deny that the landscapes are indeed beautiful. Connected to El Calafate by a gravel road, the 135 mile, five hour journey seems never-ending. The incessant shaking and rattling of the bus makes every ... read more
South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Chaltén

Argentine Flag 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
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