Puerto Madryn

At the End of the World

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February 3rd 2006
We promise we won´t only update this with stories of animals - no matter how cute they are, but we have to just mention a few more first! We actually missed a huge colony of animals off the journal last time and that was the elephant seals we saw in Punta Norte, with many many pups body popping their way along the beach! Anyway, following that, we visited a place called Punta Tombo - the pla ... read more

South America » Argentina » Chubut

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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