Perito Moreno Glacier From the Boat

El Calafate - Patagonia

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January 19th 2009
The moment we arrived at the airport in El Calafate we knew we were in a different world. The landscape is alien and the colour of the nearby Lago Argentino looks wrong (it's a chalky blue from the sediments produced by the glaciers). We arrived at 9pm and the sun was still high up in the sky and it was surprisingly warm with almost 20ºC. We loved it instantly. We ganged up with Barbara from Ge ... 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