The view of Lago Argentino and Torres del Paine from the hostel

Two chicas in Patagonia......

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May 29th 2009
I can honestly say the journey up from Ushuaia is not one that I would care to repeat. After a wake up call at 4am Sharon and I both dressed and picked up our bags and head in the snow to the bus “depot” (depot being a rough patch of ground on the promenade). A bus rolled up at 4.45am and by 4.50am we were on our way 10 minutes early however with large concern that we were on the wrong bus a ... 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