Valdes Peninsula ... early elephant seal arrivals

Great Big Argentina ... and on to ´the end of the world´!

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September 26th 2005
We left Brazil & Uruguay behind us and have been in this huge country (Argentina) for the last 2 weeks. Most of the maps we are used to in the northern hemisphere underplay the size of this part of the Americas - it is truly immense. Buenos Aires had a very southern European feel to it which was made all the more real by superb spring weather. On weekdays its a traffic clogged metropolis but we ... read more

South America » Argentina

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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