Changing of the Gaurds

Mitc

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January 13th 2009
So sorry we didn't get to finish the blog on our trip. But now that we are back at "Home Sweet Home" I can wrap it up. El Calafate: Amazing!!! Glaciers, glaciers, glaciers. See the pix. The weirdest thing about being so far south is that the sun rises at 4AM and sets close to midnight. Lovely little town that is booming. This used to be a sleepy place where hippies and a urban dwellers came ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires

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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