Ice Ice Baby - Part 2 242

Ice Ice Baby - Part 2

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May 7th 2009
The next day started again early, and we set off in the cold dark morning to Perito Moreno. This was the trip I was most looking forward to as we were actually going to trek on the glacier with crampons and guides. We arrived at the entrance of the park and boy it was cold! It was snowing properly and again we were glad that we had our thermals on. We took a little boat to the bay, went up t ... 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