Chess in the park

Bouncing between Chile & Argentina

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January 10th 2009
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile: so it would appear that this town has a very clever person working for them here in the marketing department of their tourism sector. I draw this conclusion from the fact that it is easy to arrive in the town and next to impossible to leave again. You may recall from our last update that this town was our base for Christmas. We arrived there on Christmas eve from one o ... read more

South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Mendoza

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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