No 4

Patagonia

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December 6th 2007
After Uruguay we returned to Buenos Aires for the day ahead of our flight to Patagonia, in the southern, colder part of Argentina. After a 3 hour flight and short bus ride we were in El Calafate. After a lazy day on our arrival we ventured out of the most expensive city in Agrentina on the first of two organised tours. The tour took us to a national park to see the Puerto Moreno glacier. After ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Calafate

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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