Just before sunset

A Cush and Homey Fairwell to the Lake District

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May 16th 2009
Being chased by snow: Since leaving Buenos Aires we have, for the most part, been very lucky weather-wise. In Ushuaia, we backpacked for four days and on the last day woke up to snow dusting the mountains that we had climbed the day before. In Chalten, we did another 4 day backpacking trip, had sun the whole time until it poured rain on our last day. We talked with some people who were in Cha ... read more

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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