Cerro Torre Glacier Blue Cave

Glaciares - the 8th wonder

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January 17th 2009
After all this water in the North, at Iguazu, it appears there is even much more of that in the south, in both frozen and liquid form, in all possible hues of blue. Arrived here from Barlioche, 2 hours flight, and fell immediately in love with the area. This feels really Patagonia. Desolate, lots of white tops, green lakes, blue skyes with 10 floors of clouds in all shapes, even the clouds have s ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Calafate

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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