Taking a rest from the bike ride - view over Lago Nahuel Huapi

Argentinian Lakes

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February 25th 2008
Bariloche Our last overnight bus for a while took us to Bariloche, a cute little town to wander round. It´s a ski resort in the winter, has lots of log cabin type buildings and lots of chocolate shops (very yummy). Spent one day doing a boat trip, which is a bit of lazy way to see the lakes. The main part of the trip was along Lago Nahuel Huapi, the large crystal clear lake on whic ... 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