Near Laguna Toncek

Bariloche and Lakes

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April 18th 2006
After a epic 33 hour bus journey (left El Calafate at the ungodly hour of 3 am) - I arrived in Bariloche unscaved and ready for some warm(er) weather! I arrived on the Thursday before the easter long weekend, and the town was packed with tourists... most of them from Argentina I think. Bariloche is big tourist town with a German/Swiss feel (not that i've ever been to those places, but I think a lo ... 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