Perito Moreno glacier

Days 16 - 20 Route 40

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November 18th 2009
9 November (day 16) - El Calafate We slept very well and could have slept for another 12 hours but dragged ourselves up at 8.30am for breakfast. Marcela cooked James some eggs and we watched a bit of very bad Chilean daytime TV before packing up the car and leaving to return to Argentina. The border crossing was no less eventful than on the way through. First at the Argentine border we g ... 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