Lunch time

Bariloche

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February 13th 2008
So - Bariloche - what´s it got that other places haven´t? An enormous crystal clear, snow-melt fed lake, lots of mountains with the prospect of skiing in the winter or mountain biking in the summer, beaches (albeit rocky and a little chilly), curranto (we´ll come back to that), chocolate shops, locally brewed beer, crazy Swiss ´alpine´ villages, Oliver Reid lookalikes (OK only one), a friendl ... read more

South America » Argentina » Río Negro » San Carlos de Bariloche

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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