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El Chalten...Paradise on Earth?

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October 11th 2008
SO lonely planet describes the tiny village of El Chalten as paradise on earth ´when the sun is out´. Perhaps they visited at a different time of year or perhaps they were an estate agent in a previous life! After reading this statement we were all really loking forward to visiting this tiny Patagonian town. Nestles at the base of the Fitzroy mountains we had images of swiss style cottages ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Chaltén

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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