Glacier Perito Moreno

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February 10th 2009
South of El Chalten by about four hours is the town of El Calafate, which is the base for a visit to Glaciar Perito Moreno. More about that in a moment, first the town. While pleasant enough, it's not the kind of place that you want to spend more time than necessary: get in, make a trip out to see the glacier, get out again. You certainly wouldn't want to get stuck there for days as our good frien ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » Perito Moreno Glacier

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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