Merry Xmas to us!

Happy Christmas and New Year!

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January 5th 2009
Bariloche is a beautiful town that looks onto a big lake surrounded by snow-capped mountains and is said to look rather like the Swiss Alps. In this beautiful place we were staying in the ugliest building in town. It looked like a big council estate building that was slowly falling down. However, inside there was an incredible little Hostel on the 10th floor with panoramic views around us. We arr ... read more

South America » Argentina

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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