Lake Lacar

San Martin de los Andes - Battered, Beaten, but Unbowed.

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March 30th 2008
And so after a more than pleasant extended stay in the city of Mendoza it was time to head off into the country side, this time for a spot of camping. Our destination was a small town in the heart of the the Argentine Lake district which is famed for, wait for it, lakes. We arrived in the lovely town of San Martin de los Andes which sits at the end of a huge lake called Lake Lacar (Lago Lacar), ... read more

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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