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el calafate and the perito moreno glacier

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March 11th 2009
hola, So after another 4 hours on a bus we are back in el calafate. Calafate is another tourist mountain (trap) town. Plenty of backpackers wandering around, but also the richer tourists are plentiful here. We didnt see a lot to the town itself. its One main road with all the typical tourist shops selling shirts and such. food everywhere, but all serving pizza and pasta, it very weird!! Our des ... 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