while still on the dirt road

Patagonia North - the modern, delicious version-

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January 25th 2006
(second part of truck tour in Patagonia finishing 23rd January) Bariloche After the Fitzroy National Park and the cute El Chalten, the 33 passengers and I made a straight run up towards civilization (meaning towns accessible by betumen roads), stopping briefly in the small town of Perino Moreno. Yes, the name is common here (ie. the glacier near El Calafate) due to the generosity o ... 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