Chilean farm stay

Southern Chile, Argentina and Patagonia

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February 22nd 2008
G'day all, Well this installment comes to you live from the Chilean town of Puerto Natales, deep in southern Patagonia. Patagonia is full of the most remarkable untouched and rugged wildness I've ever seen and the people who live here are truly hardy, with biting winds and blistering cold the norm even in the summer months...... but I'll get to that. In my last posting we were just finishin ... 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