We stared for ages

Glaciar Perito Moreno

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November 30th 2009
We really wanted to see Perito Moreno whilst in South America, one of the few glaciars in the world that is still moving. Therefore when we turned up in the little town of El Calafate and took a local bus to the National Park, after our long journey south we were quite overawed. It´s incredible, 60 metres tall with a 5 km frontage. One long river of ice, which left Jonty speechless, possibly ... 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