Rio Centinela

A good day on the Rio Centinela

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January 17th 2008
So after striking out on the Rio Santa Cruz I decided to head out of town in the other direction and check out the Rio Centinela. I walked to the edge of town, stuck out my thumb & was picked up in no time! Even better the guy that picked me up worked for a local hotel and spoke English. When I told him where I wanted to go he looked at me like I was crazy and said he didn’t think there were ... 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