Towering Mountain Peaks

Blister in the Sun

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February 26th 2008
Amigos! This is going to be mainly a photographic blog as we've spent the last three days hiking in the north part of the Parque Nacional los Glaciares, seeing landscapes pretty much more stunning than I thought possible - and which I'm not feeling nearly poetical enough to describe...best leave the piccies to do the talking! We've been staying in a small town called El Chalten which is very ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Chaltén

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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