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Wind whipped in El Chaltén

February 19th 2008
Deeper into the Patagonian wilderness we find the small town of El Chaltén. Boasted as one of the youngest towns in Argentina its presence was created to stake a claim on the land before neighboring Chile could. Virtually in the middle of nowhere it is nothing but a frontier town, but quickly growing to provide for the ever increasing mass of tourist. So why is this place so popular, well all you ... read more
South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Chaltén

Argentine Flag 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
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