Crystal clear lakes that streched to distant hills

The Argentina lake district

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May 8th 2009
Bariloche and the surrounding area in Argentina's south west is nick named the lake district. The reason for this was evident as our bus pulled into town by the side of a huge lake, backed by low mountains. After checking into a lovely hostel where everything was made of pine and we seemed to be the only people staying, we wondered around town and hired a car for the next three days. Ju ... read more

South America » Argentina » Río Negro » San Carlos de Bariloche

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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