Can´t see the wood...

Desert Lake

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February 16th 2006
After the hot, sunny (if rather windy) day on the 14th we awake the next day for our second day trekking in El Chalten to find the rain pouring down. Now back home, the Brits would look out the window, and be almost resigned to the fact that they were now going to spend the day getting wet. The Argentinians (and Italians!) have a slightly different outlook - they're not so keen on going out when i ... 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