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Puerto Madryn, Argentina

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February 5th 2009
And so after about 20 hours on a bus, I made it to Puerto Madryn, which is a good base for going to Valdes Peninsula and Trelew. Puerto Madryn (so you know) was settled by 153 welsh people in the late 1800 as they felt their way of life and language was being eradicated by the English. So you can get very nice cups of tea here unlike everywhere else in Argentina where it is very weak. Got c ... read more

South America » Argentina » Chubut » Puerto Madryn

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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