The glacier

The Moreno Glacier

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April 24th 2008
Day 202 - Wednesday 9 April The heater on the bus last night hadn't worked and it had been absolutely freezing. I'd had to double drop on the valium. Sat on a bus all day theres not much to report. Passed some nice scenery and had a couple of hour stop in some desolate town in the middle of nowhere where everything was all shut up for the siesta, and thats about it. Just after midnight ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Calafate

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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