The plateau

Parque Nacional Los Cardones

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November 16th 2008
Today we went for a day excursion to Los Cardones NP and Cachi. The name of the NP comes from the cactus species known as the Cordon, that grows 4 cm per year and can be as high as 10m. In order to get there we had to climb up into the Andes, up to 3350m above the sea level. Unfortunately, it was quite cloudy on our way there so we didn´t get to enjoy the views all that much. But once there we w ... 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