Up at 5 o´clock

First week of hiking

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December 13th 2008
We have just recovering from 3.5 days of hiking in the national park in Patagonia. Our legs are aching and Im really not sure what I will feel like after next week (our guide said this week has been a good "warm up" for what is to come !!!) When looking at the forecast for the area it has shown a maximum of 16 degrees celcius which I figured would feel pretty cold. But when the sun is out (whi ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » Los Glaciares National Park

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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