A glacier

Park Nacional Las Glacerias

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March 26th 2006
After arriving to El Calafate, I took a boat tour in the national park to see some glaciers. It was the first time I saw a glacier, and I can tell'ya that the size of the glaciers was indeed amazing - complete mountains of ice. Some of the icebergs (parts of ice that have been detached from the glacier) we encountered had funny shapes, and their size was also impressive, especially since wha ... 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