Welcome to Patagonia

Getting even more Chile...

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November 18th 2009
Literally. Since riding into Patagonia, both Chilean and Argentinian, the temperature has plummeted. Our first clue as to the coming change in climactic conditions was during a border crossing, where as we climbed up across the Andes once more, the rain began to turn to snow, and the temperature gauge on the bike dropped to 1 degree Celsius. Not great on a motorbike. At least we had changed ... 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